On Feb. 9, a 47-year-old Florida man was arrested for allegedly dealing heroin and fentanyl from his Hollywood home. He now faces multiple drug charges.According to authorities, Hollywood Police Department detectives discovered the defendant was selling drugs while...
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Drug charges levied against South Florida woman
A woman is facing charges of drug trafficking and possession after she was arrested in February. She is accused of combining large amounts of heroin with the extremely potent opioid fentanyl. Fentanyl has been linked to the deadly wave of overdoses that has swept the...
Feds plan to seize Tallahassee home of alleged drug dealer
Paperwork filed with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida by the Drug Enforcement Administration indicates the federal government's desire to seize the home of a man accused of drug dealing. The home, located on Baum Road, is owned by a...
Police accuse man of intending to deal cocaine
On Jan. 7, a Florida man who was accused of intending to distribute cocaine was taken into custody by the Sarasota Police Department. Authorities reportedly made the arrest after they received a number of reports of possible drug deals occurring at a particular...
Woman facing felony drug charges following traffic stop
On Jan. 8, it was reported that a Florida woman was taken into custody after authorities found cocaine and drugs in her vehicle. Authorities said that the 31-year-old driver had her two kids in the car when she was pulled over.An officer reportedly pulled the woman's...
Bill gives border agents more fentanyl screening equipment
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in Florida can expect to receive chemical screening devices to help stop incoming shipments of fentanyl. Congress recently passed a bill that assigns money to support federal agents' mission to detect the powerful synthetic...
Your legal gun isn’t legal if you use marijuana at all
It's highly doubtful that anyone involved in the creation of the Constitution or the Second Amendment would have any way of knowing the challenges modern society faces. That fact is clear in the constantly waging social battle over gun control and gun ownership...
5 arrested following Florida drug bust
According to a report from the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Drug Task Force, four adults and one minor were taken into custody in Jasper following a drug bust. The incident occurred in Jasper on Nov. 30. Officers reportedly searched the home in which the four...
Teacher charged after selling marijuana to middle school students
On Dec. 8, a substitute teacher was taken into custody and held on a $90,500 bond after she allegedly sold marijuana to two middle school students in Florida. Hendry County Sheriff's deputies reportedly set up the sting operation that led to criminal allegations...
Increased enforcement efforts for opioids, opiates and heroin
Addiction to potentially deadly drugs has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. 2016 is the first year on record where the number of drug overdose deaths exceeded gun fatalities. Although data isn't in for 2017, there's little doubt the death toll will...

