Drug Offenses

Florida has some of the harshest drug trafficking laws in the country. These laws were passed in the 1970s and 1980s to combat the activities of major drug cartels, but they have been criticized in recent years for sending first-time offenders to prison for decades...

Police in Florida say that a 22-year-old man was under the influence of narcotics when he called 911 to report a home invasion on the evening of Feb. 12. Sarasota County Sheriff's Office deputies responding to the 11:00 p.m. call found no evidence to suggest that...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...