Afghanistan is still the largest producer of these illegally grown plants. Smugglers use the northern to bring opium and heroin into russia. And every year, at least 60,000 people die there as a result of drugs. Nicolai has been an addict for ten years. Like many russians, the 28 year old began taking drugs at parties. First amphetamines then heroin, now the designer drug known as spice. Its easy to get hold of in russia. He orders it by text message. Ten minutes later hes told where he can collect it. His package has been left in a hole in the wall. Scoring drugs here isnt difficult. Before, youd have to meet someone in person. The deal would happen face to face. That was dangerous. You could be caught by the police. Its much easier today. Dimitri botov is all too familiar with stories like he was an addict for eleven years. Now he works at the city Drugs Foundation in yekaterinburg. This video advertises spice. Cheap ingredients from china have flooded the russian and now, thanks to
Afghanistan is still the largest producer of these illegally grown plants. Smugglers use the northern to bring opium and heroin into russia. And every year, at least 60,000 people die there as a result of drugs. Nicolai has been an addict for ten years. Like many russians, the 28 year old began taking drugs at parties. First amphetamines then heroin, now the designer drug known as spice. Its easy to get hold of in russia. He orders it by text message. Ten minutes later hes told where he can collect it. His package has been left in a hole in the wall. Scoring drugs here isnt difficult. Before, youd have to meet someone in person. The deal would happen face to face. That was dangerous. You could be caught by the police. Its much easier today. Dimitri botov is all too familiar with stories like he was an addict for eleven years. Now he works at the city Drugs Foundation in yekaterinburg. This video advertises spice. Cheap ingredients from china have flooded the russian and now, thanks to
Keep each other lifted up in times like this. Right now. The flags here are at halfstaff and flowers lay at the feet of this Fallen Heroes memorial in honor of deputy kotfeelah. Who lost his life Early Saturday Morning during a terrible headon collision on the selmon expressway what makes this especially sad is. Sheriffs Officials Say he had just left Tampa General Hospital after investigating a crash when a wrongway driver on the selmon hit him not only that. But as a Traffic Accident investigator. Deputy kotfeelah spent his days working on the very thing that killed him. He had been with the Sheriffs Office for six years. And was just 30 years old ones will mourn not just a man who lost his life too soon. But a man who gave six years of his life serving and protecting others. But the funeral is going to be at st. Timothys church in lutz at 1. With an open visitation starting at 11. And if youre moved to make a contribution in the deputys honor, ill tell you how you can do that coming
Right now on fox 5 news atten steve guilty on all counts. One time, the power broker convicted. A crush of reporters followed Sheldon Silver as they left federal court today. Steve the former Assembly Speaker faces the possibility of spending the rest of his life behind bars. Sharon crowley here. Sharon. Reporter steve, the lower east lawmaker rose to the highest levels of power end new york and his fall just as great. A jury found him guilty of taking bribes. While the defense team insisted he did not, the jury convig him. Sheldon silver once one of the most powerful lawmakers new york has been convicted on self ren counts of federal corruption including bribery and Money Laundering a. Federal jury found the 71yearold democrat for millions and then lying about it. A good point. Reporter the prosecutor argued he used in flew tones trade political flavors to amass personal fortune. Unsomeone scheme, a prominent local cancer doctor testify he steered patients to the law firm white and lu
Later this morning. Theresa it woke me up last night. I was hearing the rain against the above windowpane. Rain. Meteorologist we need rain. We had a pretty awesome weekend. Meteorologist it was a little chilly on sunday but it was pretty sunny. Meteorologist we could appreciate all that. We need the rain, wean needs no. Theresa we actually dont. All those in favor of snow say aye. Meteorologist just a splash and then a little rain cannot get away but that is not happening. You can see on fox 5 sky guardian some of this is trying to transition to a frozen precip to the north around ulster county, looks like some of that rain is mixing in with frozen stuff, highest elevations but for the most part this is light the tristate region. Theres more to the southwest, soggy start your tuesday. Lets see what temperatures said doing, it is back to normal here, temperatures get 44 degrees at central park, 43 in newark, a 37 in allentown, 34 in monticello, 47 in montauk, a cooler temperatures here