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Randy Lee Soderstrom, a business man already in prison for 12 years, is pointing the finger at well-known names in a federal racketeering case: "An inmate at Folsom Prison who claims he supplied drugs to Broadcom Corp. billionaire Henry T. Nicholas III says in a federal racketeering lawsuit that he also delivered cocaine to Nicholas' Broadcom co-founder and Anaheim Ducks owner Henry Samueli, as well as former Orange County Sheriff Michael Carona, it was reported Friday." To that, lawyers for Corona, who is an easy target considering his past, are saying "preposterous."

SDSU may as well stand for Sold Drugs to Some Undercover after 18 students were arrested today on drug charges. Nearly 100 people -- including 75 students -- have been stung in Operation Sudden Fall, a five-month DEA investigation on the San Diego campus.

Agents were involved in more than 130 drug purchases and seizures over five months, the DEA said. Among the drugs seized were 4 pounds of cocaine, 50 pounds of marijuana, 48 marijuana plants and 350 ecstasy pills. Police also confiscated one shotgun, three semi-automatic pistols, three sets of brass knuckles and $60,000. -- Bloomberg

What killed a 33-year-old woman discovered packed in dry ice in the Newport Beach hotel room of a cocaine dealer this past weekend? "Everything that happened was for religious reasons," Stephen David Royds told The Orange County Register on Sunday reports the AP.

*UPDATE, Monday, March 10, 11:10 a.m.: The woman was on dry ice, apparently for 'religious reasons' and does not appear to be murdered. Full story can be found here.

R&B singer Ike Turner, who some consider a father of rock-n-roll, did not go gently into that good night when he died at his home near San Diego in December. In fact, the 76-year-old was high, high, high on cocaine.

Read the "sassy" version of this story here.

California Highway Patrol Officer Joshua Blackburn, charged with stealing $1 million worth of cocaine being held as evidence, has had his arraignment postponed at his lawyer's request until early next month, KTLA is reporting.

Jennifer Lopez's twins will receive the royal treatment- the mommy to be was seen picking up onesies that read "Prince" and "Princess" - NY Daily News

Happy Halloween Britney! Her pink leopard print leotard is amazing. Exactly what I would be doing after I lost custody of my kids- partying at Heidi Klum's Halloween party - Daily News

Following in the footsteps of Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, and Nicole Richie, Bill Murray could face a drunk driving charge after he drove a golf cart along a downtwon street in Stockholm, Sweden and refused a breath test - Yahoo News Rapper Foxy Brown has been sentenced to jail, Rikers Island to be more specific, after violating her probation. She is currently three months preggers - TMZ Lindsay Lohan can relax a little more in...

Not letting the bedbugs bite is getting harder than ever these days. Deeming it "troubling" and "unacceptable," Mayor Tony is urging federal officials to take steps to prevent a repeat of this weekend's Customs and Border Protection computer glitch that stranded some 20,000 travelers. The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag warning - signifying a higher risk of wildfires - for the L.A. County mountains that will remain in effect until Wednesday...

Sonic Youth @ Urban Outfitters - Santa Monica Daft Punk, Ratatat @ LA Sports Arena The Rentals, Goldenboy @ Spaceland Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons @ Kodak The Dwarves, The Dickies @ Galaxy Theatre Veruca Salt, The Flys @ Key Club Erasure @ Grove of Anaheim Theo & the Skyscrapers @ The Echo Rasputina, My Brightest Diamond @ The El Rey Nervous Gender @ The Cocaine Black Kites, The Transmissions, The Switch @...

Not ON cocaine, but a standup of where he stands on cocaine. This is from his classic "Live at the Met" show and is absolutely priceless. Peruvian Marching Powder. This is slightly NSFW, but you probably could guess that from the title....

Paris Hilton went on Larry King last night. It was her first tee vee interview after spending twentysomething days in the slammer. Before the interview Paris said that jail had changed her for the better. During the interview she told Larry that she had never done drugs. King: "Ever taken drugs?" Hilton: "No." Unfortunately Paris must had forgotten about all of those videos that came out last year on the ParisExposed.com website that showed...

We live in a town of talent. A talented town. Yet, the talent that's making the most noise, is usually (dare we say it?) without talent. We think of Paris Hilton at this juncture. We think of the many would-be famesters that litter our clubs and sidewalks and cafes while off the set from their "reality" shows involving our fair beaches. While these no-talents (because haven't we established that?) run around and make a...

So remember last month when Sylvester Stallone and posse were stopped by customs in Australia and detained for a few hours? We never knew what he was stopped for, so we wondered. Weapons? Sex toys? Cocaine? Well, tonight we found out that the "Rocky" actor faces charges of importing a banned substance: muscle-building hormone. From an AP story: Prosecutors said Tuesday that 48 vials of human growth hormone were found with the actor. The...

Recommended Dixie Chicks - Shut Up & Sing - Remember when rugged individualism was the hallmark of the "American character"? Remember when that individualism was defined by a willingness to speak your mind? Remember when criticizing your governmental overlords was a patriotic duty? Yeah, me neither. But maybe country music trio The Dixie Chicks were trying to recall that mythologized frontier spirit when lead singer Nathalie Maines criticized President Bush for launching the Iraq...

When we heard tell of a dude falling through the roof of a chicken wing emporium by way of the grease vent, we had a feeling that this chap might be from Florida.

Parents can no longer blame Mary Jane for their children sneaking into a closet to get a bump of cocaine or a toke off the crack pipe, according to a 12-year study conducted by the University of Pittsburgh that clears marijuana as being a gateway drug to harder vices. In fact, if their kids grow up being hard-core drug users, parents may have no one to blame but themselves. “The emphasis on the drugs...

Like Santa (pictured) LAist knows who's naughty and who's nice. We also know that many of you probably didn't check in with your favorite city blog since Wednesday, so here's some highlights of what we busted with while you were scarfing stuffing.

Dear LAist, Recently I ruined, uh, retired from my career. I am looking to go into a new line of work, namely the production and distribution of cocaine. Can you help? Kramer. Dear Mr. Kramer, Producing cocaine is a tricky feat involving lots of chemicals and hard-to-get ingredients. Not only is it illegal but it's sorta immoral. If you want to destroy lives while turning a huge profit, have you considered being a tobacco...

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Instead of being looked at as the son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, famous for being famous like so many other celebrity kin, Sean Lennon has taken his birthright and talent passed on to him, and has used them to his advantage. Eight years after releasing 1998's , he's written yet another album which allows you to enter the world of Sean Lennon, not the world of Sean Lennon, John and Yoko’s son.

Graffiti artist Banksy, who most recently was in the news for getting a disturbing sculpture into Disneyland, as well as his work that trashed Paris Hilton's new cd, is in town causing trouble guaranteed to make pretty much everyone who passes it smile. This week the LA Weekly spotlights the controversial artist in a Q & A about his new collection of thought-provoking art that literally hits the streets of LA. Here's an excerpt:...

San Francisco is proud host of a new reality show called "How to Get the Guy" that's unfortunately not a descendant of Will and Grace, Queer Eye, The L Word, American Idol etc. Also a biodefence lab is coming to the East Bay and SFist teaches wine pairing.

Paris, 2010. The French government, plum out of ideas about what to do with its crime-ridden housing projects, has surrounded them with a high concrete wall topped by razor wire. Drugs have taken over the ghetto. Except for one apartment block, where wiry Leïto is fighting to keep the nasty dudes at bay — even if it means stealing a load of cocaine and washing it down the tub.

Enjoy Coke: In Mexico City, Mexican soldiers opened up the cargo hold of a commercial flight from Venezuela and found 128 black suitcases marked "private." But they weren't feeling polite: in the cases they found 5.5 tons of cocaine, worth $100 million or more. Wow, those were some big suitcases.

We've got a date night for you: Try winning tickets here to the February 6th red carpet premiere of London, a movie set in (surprise!) New York, about a girl moving to LA and the man who stocks up on coke and tries to win her back. After you've dodged the paparazzi and seen the premiere at the Arclight, whisk your good selves off to Basque, where The Crystal Method will be spinning.

Leif Garrett has been charged with possession of heroin, after taking the subway to score. The most grisly part of the story: he's been in jail since the weekend, and his banged-up face makes us think maybe former boy pinups don't do so well in jail.