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Law enforcement agencies across Central Florida are continuing their attack on the illegal possession of prescription pills and sale of prescription drugs. Over the past several months law enforcement agencies including the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) have added more officers, detectives and agents...

In an unprecedented act, a national pharmacy chain has informed a small number of Florida doctors, including a few in Orlando, that any prescriptions written for certain pain killing drugs (Schedule II narcotics) will not be filled by the pharmacy. In late 2011, CVS/pharmacy sent an unsigned letter to these...

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) recently launched a "spirited" defense of the Intoxilyzer 8000 machine - the machine it uses to test the blood alcohol content of suspected drunk drivers. Since theIntoxilyzer was put into service in 2005, it has been a subject of ridicule and attack among...

A Florida criminal law case involving a drug-sniffing dog will go before the United States Supreme Court. The rights of criminal defendants are at stake in the matter, which will determine when the sensory skills of a canine may supersede a person's privacy expectations. Marijuana Detected by Florida Drug-Sniffing Dog...

As a society we like to think that we can place our trust in law enforcement officers to not only protect us, but also our loved ones - and in the vast majority of situations Florida police officers rightly earn this trust. However, the Herald-Tribune recently released an investigative report...