Florida residents of all ages depend on prescription drugs for their health. However, prescription drugs are also heavily regulated and if a person is arrested and accused of unlawful prescription drug possession, a conviction could result in serious punishments. Due...
Fort Myers Legal Issues Blog
Man faces drug possession charges in Florida
One man in Florida currently faces drug-related charges after police received a complaint about noise. When people are accused of drug possession, they may be nervous about what the outcome of the charges will be. However, the criminal justice system views the person...
Fort Myers prescription drug crime charges
Many people rely on prescription drugs to stay alive. Others use them to live and function in the world without severe and debilitating pain. Whatever the reason you take prescription drugs, though, it is illegal to buy them or take them if they have not been...
25-year-old Florida woman accused of illegal drug sales
A young Florida woman was recently taken into custody by authorities in Washington County and is facing drug charges. Authorities had been searching for the 25-year-old woman ever since a warrant was issued for her arrest. Until her arrest, authorities wanted her...
What are the consequences of a drug sales charge?
Since drug-related allegations are taken very seriously in Florida, the consequences if convicted on such charges can be quite severe. Drug sales, possession and drug trafficking are three of the most common drug-related charges. Each type of charge carries a...
Two arrested on Florida parole violation, drug possession charges
A man wanted by Southwest Florida authorities was arrested on a recent Saturday in Hendry County. A warrant had been issued for the man's arrest due to a probation violation. While arresting him, authorities also arrested his girlfriend, who was charged with drug...
46,000 federal drug crime convicts could be freed
A group of federal judges charged with determining sentencing guidelines for federal crimes has decided to reduce the severity of punishments associated with nonviolent controlled substance violations in Florida and the rest of the nation. The justices are vying for...
Florida fireman arrested on drug trafficking charges
A firefighter from Pinellas Park has resigned, following accusations that he was selling prescription drugs. The 38-year-old Florida man turned his resignation letter into his employer on a recent Wednesday. At this time, he faces 16 counts of drug trafficking and/or...
Authorities arrest Florida pair on drug possession charges
Police in Cape Coral took a Florida man and woman into custody on charges of heroin trafficking. In addition to drug possession and trafficking offenses, the man was also charged with illegal firearm possession. The arrest was made on a recent Saturday evening during...
9 arrested in marijuana drug trafficking sting
Authorities have arrested nine people in a large-scale Florida marijuana drug ring bust. Allegedly, a 40-year-old man had been organizing the growth of marijuana in more than one grow house in Polk County, Florida. Police claim that they followed the man down to south...
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