In early January, an 18-year-old Florida man was taken into police custody on numerous drug and weapon charges. He was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, carrying a concealed weapon and carrying fraudulent identification. The man,...
People in Florida who are charged with drug possession may also face charges of drug manufacturing or cultivation. A person could be charged with drug manufacturing or cultivation if it's discovered that he or she possesses ingredients that are commonly used to make...
On Dec. 19, a 41-year-old Florida man who was dressed up as Santa Claus was taken into police custody after he was accused of being in possession of several types of drugs. Authorities stated that that man was seen unloading a U-Haul truck that had a large amount of...
Florida residents may be interested to learn that some drug makers attempt to skirt around drug laws by altering the chemical compositions that make them illegal. However, new synthetic drugs often do not remain legal for very long. Additionally, the altered compounds...
After being on the lamb for drug trafficking charges for a year, a Hillsborough County man was arrested in New York on Dec. 6. The man, aged 40, and his two brothers were originally arrested in 2010 in Florida for selling oxycodone. Police caught up to the man at his...
Police departments across the nation often rely on portable chemical tests to determine whether or not suspicious substances are illegal drugs like cocaine or methamphetamine. The kits are inexpensive and simple for law enforcement officers to use, but the results...
Florida residents may be interested to learn that the Obama administration has now commuted the sentences of more than 1,000 people imprisoned for nonviolent drug offenses and intends to continue doing so until he leaves office. The commutations, which cannot be...
Police took a woman, who serves as the Anclote High School Assistant Principal, into custody on drug-related charges stemming from marijuana-laced cookies. The woman's daughter was also taken into custody for the same charges. According to the report, the incident...
Florida football fans may be interested to learn NFL free agent Greg Hardy has been charged with cocaine possession in Texas. Hardy, who played for the Carolina Panthers and then the Dallas Cowboys, was arrested on Sept. 26 after a traffic stop near Dallas. According...
A 20-year-old Florida woman was found to be in possession of a bag of heroin after her vehicle was pulled over in Sumter County on Oct. 23. The accused woman was a passenger in a car that sheriff's deputies stopped for having a tinted windshield. When a K-9 unit...
