Florida officials continue to seek several suspects allegedly involved in a drug crime ring. Others in our state were recently arrested and accused of prescription drug crime. Those who were taken into custody were accused of trafficking in the drugs and conspiring to...
Fort Myers Legal Issues Blog
Florida doctor stands accused of drug trafficking after arrest
A Florida doctor has been arrested after police say that he wrote and signed more than 24,000 prescriptions in a single year. The doctor is charged with drug trafficking and other crimes because of the prescriptions and his involvement with a clinic that police...
Florida prescription drug crime may be increasing
A Florida man is lying in a local hospital in critical condition after being shot by police. Officials say that the man was shot after he failed to comply with officer requests that were made as they were trying to arrest him for a prescription drug crime, among...
Florida official among those charged with prescription drug crime
Three people, including at least one from Florida, were recently convicted by a jury of committing crimes related to a drug conspiracy that has spanned more than just our state. The three, including two doctors, were accused of a prescription drug crime relating to...
Florida prescription drug crime charges can bring harsh penalty
Many readers in Florida may be surprised to learn that our state spends about $97 million per year housing drug offenders in prison. Many of these people are serving sentences for their first offenses. In fact, three out of four people serving time for prescription...
Eight arrested for drug possession, prostitution in Florida sting
Several people were arrested recently in a Florida sting operation staged by police. Many of those who were arrested now face drug possession charges along with accusations related to prostitution. The arrests were made for a wide range of different types of drugs...
New Florida law aimed at avoiding some drug possession charges
A new Florida law that is set to go into effect in early October may make it easier for a person to call 911 without the criminal ramifications if they witness or experience a drug overdose. This is because the individual who reports the overdose will not be charged...
Florida man faces drug possession charges
A Florida man has been arrested on drug possession charges after police found him with several bags of marijuana. A local police officer reported that he became suspicious of the 22-year-old suspect after he passed him on a stairwell and smelled the scent of unsmoked...
Florida man faces federal drug crime charge for redistribution
A Florida man faces 120 months in prison after being convicted by a local federal court. The man, who faced federal drug crime charges, was accused of running a prescription drug diversion scheme across the state. The scheme was said to have a value in the millions of...
Man surrenders in Florida and faces drug trafficking charges
It took 17 years to find him, but Florida officials recently arrested a man they claim conspired to bring drugs into our state. The man surrendered to authorities in Fort Lauderdale after allegedly spending the nearly two decades on the run. He will now face drug...
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