On April 20, the Florida House passed a bill that would put synthetic drugs, including fentanyl, in the same category as heroin when it comes to drug trafficking. Furthermore, the bill includes a provision that if a person dies of a drug overdose, the person who sold...
Florida authorities took four Port St. Lucie residents into custody April 12 on a variety of drug charges. Three of the individuals taken into custody were charged with possession of heroin, sale of heroin and drug possession without a prescription. The fourth person,...
Florida residents who enjoy watching "The Mindy Project" and "Happy Endings" may be interested to learn that on March 28 Adam Pally, an actor who was a regular on those shows, was taken into custody in New York City for possession of illegal substances. He was charged...
Two Florida residents were taken into police custody on March 23 after authorities raided their home after executing a search warrant. The residents were identified as a 25-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman. A 2-year-old child was also discovered during the raid...
A 31-year old Florida man is at the center of what officials with the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office say is the largest case involving heroin in agency history. Deputies took the man into custody on March 21 after searching his home. He is facing a long list of...
While many other states have made marijuana legal for medical or recreational use, it is still against the law in Florida. However, some lawmakers seem to be taking steps towards changing this. These steps are small, and they involve decriminalizing possession of...
A recent study of exonerations may interest some Florida residents. In the study, the researchers found that African-Americans were much likelier to have been wrongfully convicted than members of other groups. The researchers believe that the reason for this is tied...
Police in Florida say that a tip from the U.S. Postal Service led to one of the most significant drug cases in Hernando County history. According to media reports, the Hernando County Sheriff's Office began its investigation after a postal worker intercepted a package...
A rapper from South Florida who goes by the stage name "Stitches" was handed gun and drug charges on Jan. 25. The man was stopped outside of a Miami Beach Whole Foods supermarket after a police officer noticed that he was illegally parked in a handicap space. The...
Some Florida federal inmates might be among the 1,715 offered clemency by Barack Obama during his eight years in office. On Jan. 19, Obama commuted the sentences of 330 people serving time for drug crimes. During his presidency, Obama tried to reform sentencing laws...
