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Jun 1, 2014 | By Andrew Moses | Read Time: < 1 minute | Drug Charges

Orlando drug trafficking bust leads to arrest of 18 individuals

Following the completion of a time-consuming investigation, police in Orlando have arrested 18 individuals and charged them with drug trafficking offenses. The Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation for the Orlando Police Department was responsible for the arrests. Officials say that the department had been monitoring four of the arrested individuals for quite a while before apprehending them. Allegedly, police investigations...

May 17, 2014 | By Andrew Moses | Read Time: < 1 minute | Drug Charges

Man posts Facebook picture that leads to drug sales arrest

A Florida man has been accused of selling drugs after he allegedly posted Facebook selfies of himself engaged in drug transactions. The 21-year-old man, who hails from Port St. Lucie, Florida, was allegedly broadcasting his illegal activities. He is even said to have posted a picture of himself next to a sheriff’s deputy while in the process of conducting...

Apr 18, 2014 | By Jay Rooth | Read Time: 2 minutes | Drug Charges

Ex-police officer faces drug trafficking charges in federal court

A Florida police officer, who was formerly employed by the West Palm Beach Police Department, was terminated last year on allegations that he disregarded police department policy. Now, he has been charged with selling prescription drugs while he was on duty as a police officer. The 45-year-old man is facing the drug trafficking charges in federal court. The policeman,...

Apr 16, 2014 | By Jay Rooth | Read Time: < 1 minute | Drug Charges

Ryan Malone facing DUI and cocaine charges

Ryan Malone, a forward for the Tampa Bay Lightning, is facing both DUI and cocaine charges after being arrested in Florida. Malone was driving in a large SUV when he made a left turn and ran over a curb. This was at 3:15 in the morning, and nearby officers were already watching the vehicle as this happened. The officers...

Mar 21, 2014 | By Jay Rooth | Read Time: 2 minutes | Drug Charges

$2 million meth bust in Polk County

Drug offenses can be quite serious, especially when there is a large quantity of drugs involved. Being convicted of a drug crime can have serious consequences. According to Florida statute 893.135(1)(f), the sale, purchase, manufacture, delivery, or knowledgeable possession of more than 200 or more grams of meth is a 1st degree felony. The possible penalties include a 15-year...

Feb 21, 2014 | By Jay Rooth | Read Time: < 1 minute | Drug Charges

Latest Florida crime lab scandal speaks to broader issues

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...

Jan 27, 2014 | By Andrew Moses | Read Time: < 1 minute | Drug Charges

My doctor says it’s unhealthy for me to be sober?

Today 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...

Dec 27, 2013 | By Andrew Moses | Read Time: < 1 minute | Drug Charges

Marijuana Concentrates are increasing in popularity

A 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...

Dec 26, 2013 | By Andrew Moses | Read Time: < 1 minute | Drug Charges

4 Florida residents arrested for conspiracy of making meth

Four 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...

Dec 8, 2013 | By Andrew Moses | Read Time: < 1 minute | Drug Charges

The Absence of Justice in Life Sentences for Non-Violent Crimes

We 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...