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An Ohio man whose house was robbed had more than $400,000 confiscated by the FBI as a result of an investigation of the crime, the Lima News reported Dec. 18.

Luther Ricks Sr. said the money, which had been stored in a safe and eluded the thieves’ grasp during a summer 2007 break-in, was his life savings. But officers from the Lima Police Department who were investigating the robbery seized the money and turned it over to the FBI. Now, the agency is telling Ricks he must prove he earned the money legally if he wants it back.

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Dutch officials continue to tighten the nation’s traditionally liberal drug laws, announcing last week a ban on the sale of hallucinogenic mushrooms.

The Associated Press reported Oct. 12 that the ban was announced in the wake of the suicide of Gaelle Caroff, 17, who jumped to her death from a building in March after eating so-called “magic” mushrooms. Caroff had a history of mental-health problems.

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