Dog Bites Man Department

Concert drug net snares 200 arrests

Unbelieveably, the police in Shelby County, south of Birmingham, arrested 200 people for possession of drugs or drug paraphenalia at a Widespread Panic concert. I know that I, personally, wouldn't go to one unless I was on something. Shame the Dead aren't around anymore. But the story says they're the new Grateful Dead. That's just pathetic, kids. Phish was one thing, but Widespread Panic?

I joke, but for some people it was no laughing matter:

Their prey ranged from Mountain Brook High School seniors to a U.S. Department of Energy employee. Agents found fans carrying everything from cocaine to OxyContin. Several overdosed. Police said one woman died Saturday night of an apparent overdose after she took Ecstasy.