A man has been charged and arrested in relation to an incident that occurred when Florida deputies stopped him and found illegal drugs in his vehicle. The incident happened on Dec. 5, 2012, just a few feet over the state line in Alabama. The traffic stop was initiated by an Escambia County deputy because the ...
Law enforcement officials discovered $3,000 in cash, marijuana and other drugs inside the residence of a man who lives near a Broward County High School. The man now faces drug charges, which can be enhanced due to state laws that increase penalties for anyone who sells drugs within 1,000 feet of a school. The maximum ...
A Florida congressman has been sentenced to one year of probation. The misdemeanor drug charges against the republican representative resulted from a cocaine purchase from an undercover agent in Washington, D.C., in October. Hours after the purchase, federal agents visited the representative at his apartment and informed him of his charges. During court proceedings, the ...
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Luck has not always been on the side of one convicted drug smuggler from Florida. The 57-year-old has been hit time and again with drug trafficking charges, one time after being found floating on a life raft with 600 pounds of marijuana after his plane crashed into the Atlantic, in his 31-year history of run-ins ...
A man from Key West who had been taken into custody for alleged cocaine possession allegedly told officers that he did not know that cocaine was illegal in the state, according to the police report that was written after the arrest. The incident began on Feb. 23 when a call came into police regarding three ...
A 46-year-old man from Madison, Florida, was indicted in federal court on three counts of possessing cocaine, possessing crack cocaine with the intention of distributing it and possessing firearms after a felony conviction. The defendant pleaded not guilty. The most serious charges he faces are the drug charges. His trial is set for May 2013 ...
Florida readers may be interested to learn that, on Dec. 19, President Barack Obama commuted sentences for eight people who had been serving what were deemed excessively harsh drug sentences. In addition, Obama pardoned 13 other individuals for other crimes. Sources say this is the president’s most notable use of freeing power since he was ...
The doors of a busy North Greenwood convenience store were closed for business after the owner was arrested for multiple felony drug charges. This is the first time that the owner, who was described by his customers as a nice guy, has been charged with a crime in the state of Florida. He was released ...
