Feb 06, 2012
Oxycodone trafficking became such a problem in South Florida that new legislature and law enforcement action became a primary mission. Recent statistics show that the number of oxycodone dispensed ...
Dec 13, 2011
Florida has asked the United States Supreme Court to decide whether police officers can legally use a trained narcotics dog to sniff a front door of a residence without probable cause to believe th...
Dec 06, 2011
The Broward County Sheriff's Office with the assistance of federal, state and local authorities conduct a large scale crackdowns every few months in an effort to get drugs and guns off the street. ...
Nov 21, 2011
After months of legal arguments and thousands of motions to dismiss being filed by defense counsel, the question as to the constitutionality of the state's drug laws will finally come to a head. Ac...
Nov 01, 2011
A doctor, previously convicted of Medicare fraud back in 1992, has again been arrested for Medicare fraud and drug trafficking. Twenty-three others were also listed in the indictment. The indictmen...
Oct 18, 2011
While a Miami circuit court judge first ruled that the Florida drug laws unconstitutional, a second judge from Manatee County has followed suit and dismissed felony drug charges levied against 42 d...
Sep 15, 2011
Criminal defense attorneys across the State of Florida have been peppering the courts with motions to dismiss drug cases from simple possession to drug trafficking. To date, only one judge out of M...
Aug 31, 2011
Federal authorities arrested 13 doctors that were involved in the operation of illegal pill mills. After completing a three year investigation dubbed "Operation Oxy Alley", 32 people have been indi...
Aug 22, 2011
A long road lies ahead for defendants charged with drug crimes, as well as, for prosecutors who are trying to keep their cases from unraveling. Recent decisions from the federal and state benches h...
Aug 16, 2011
The South Florida criminal justice system is replete with defendants charged with narcotics crimes from simple drug possession to drug trafficking. Criminal attorneys across the state including Mia...
Jul 14, 2011
Not yet, but advocates are pushing to decriminalize marijuana possession on the beach. More than a dozen people pushing for the new law arrived at city hall on Miami Beach with a petition that cont...
May 03, 2011
A new program designed to assist military veterans with drug addictions has officially opened its doors. The new venue is referred to as Veteran's Court and is brand new to Miami-Dade County. Miami...
Mar 29, 2011
In many cases, simple traffic citations lead to drug possession and drug trafficking arrests. Last week, police officers from the Lee County Sheriff's Department stopped a car traveling northbound ...
Mar 08, 2011
The Florida legislature will consider two bills aimed at eliminating minimum mandatory sentences on drug trafficking cases. For years, defendants charged with drug trafficking offenses, such as mar...
