Earlier this month, a former employee of a Florida crime lab was taken into custody. He was then formally charged with switching drug evidence held within the lab for over-the-counter medications and selling the stolen drug evidence. In all, the man is charged with nine separate counts of drug trafficking, 12 counts of evidence tampering and grand theft. While...
Continue ReadingToday the Florida Supreme Court ruled that the ballot initiative that would allow the citizens of Florida to decide if marijuana should be legal for medical purposes. In an opinion today, January 27, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that the language in the bill is permissible. Specifically, the Court ruled that the amendment did not violate the single subject...
Continue ReadingA new method of smoking marijuana concentrates is starting to become much more popular across the country. It’s called a dab of butane honey oil or BHO dabs (also known as “wax” or shatter”). The widespread growth is probably attributed to the increased legalization of marijuana in several states. Even though the butane extraction of marijuana has been around...
Continue ReadingFour individuals have recently been arrested under suspicion of making illegal drugs. Florida police suspect that the accused persons manufactured methamphetamine out of a camper trailer in the Pine Lakes area near Eustis. Each person was arrested after a search of the trailer, and each faces charges of conspiracy to manufacture meth. According to the report, police received an...
Continue ReadingWe have previously discussed that one of the primary aims of the American criminal justice system is to hold criminal offenders appropriately accountable for their actions. Tragically, decades of mandatory minimum sentencing laws and other “tough on crime” approaches have produced punishments that are often grossly disproportionate to the criminal wrongdoing of low-level convicted offenders. A large number of...
Continue ReadingDrug charges can result in very serious consequences for individuals in Florida. Drug convictions can mean serving time in prison as well as living with the stigma of having a drug conviction on your criminal record for the rest of your life. A recent drug case in Florida is an example of the serious consequences individuals can face if...
Continue ReadingAn article in Forbes by Jacob Sullum examined the economics of the war on drugs. I have read plenty of articles which looked at the amount of money that the United States has expended in the war on drugs including law enforcement, prosecution, and incarceration. However this is the first article that I have seen which looks at this from...
Continue ReadingIts taken years for the FBI to catch up with the black market website Silk Road and shut them down. The black market drug sales have been going on for years and escaping the grips of federal criminal law enforcement while playing a simple cat and mouse game to avoid detection. The FBI is now accusing Ross William Ulbricht of...
Continue ReadingThree individuals were arrested after a traffic stop in Florida allegedly led to the discovery of illegal drugs. The drugs were claimed to have been hidden inside of the rental car. Florida troopers reported finding a drug commonly known as Molly, high-grade marijuana, and ecstasy pills. The Florida Highway Patrol reported that the total weight of the drugs was...
Continue ReadingLaw enforcement agencies targeting drug crimes in Central Florida make another major bust. These Law enforcement agencies shut down another synthetic marijuana and K2 operation. (this drug is also referred to as “Spice”) Local law enforcement along with Drug Enforcement agency (DEA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have all been collaborating to target these similar operations. These agents...
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