Investigators claim they discovered hundreds of thousands of dollars in marijuana from seven grow houses in Pasco County after they stopped by to check out claims of electric theft. According to reports, the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office said they were alerted to the seven houses by officials with Withlacoochee River…
The High Springs Police Department and the Alachua-Gainesville Drug Task Force uncovered what they believe is a methamphetamine lab last week while investigating a case of fraud. HSPD was investigating a 34-year-old man for alleged fraudulent use of a credit card when they received a confidential tip that the man…
A 33-year-old Okeechobee man who had served nearly four years in prison for trafficking in cocaine was arrested last week in his R-Bar Estates home on felony drug charges. More than 180 grams of suspected marijuana and more than 24 grams of suspected amphetamine were allegedly found in his home,…
A Pinellas Park firefighter has been arrested for selling and possessing prescription drugs, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. Detectives began to investigate after allegedly receiving a tip that the 38-year-old Largo man was selling prescription drugs. Police arranged a purchase from the man Friday evening. The man was…
A group of eight individuals are suspected of using modified tractor trailers to transport cocaine between Texas and Palm Beach County. The eight suspects from South Florida and the McAllen, Texas area are facing drug charges in a case before the federal courts. All of them are in custody, as…
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested nine people and seized almost 100 pounds of marijuana in a large-scale marijuana operation, according to reports. Two different marijuana grow houses were broken up, including one operated by a 40-year-old Lake Wales man. The man is allegedly responsible for six grow houses in…
Two men were arrested around 3:35 p.m. on Friday after a Volusia County Sheriff’s Office deputy positioned along State Road 415, in Osteen, noticed a car go by and observed the passenger not wearing his seat belt. The deputy stopped the vehicle and remarked that both men seemed nervous. When asked why…
The owner of an Altamonte Mall jewelry store has been arrested on federal charges after his business was raided Wednesday as part of a nationwide sweep on synthetic drugs. According to a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration official, the jewelry store owner allegedly oversaw a large synthetic drug operation in Central…
Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies and undercover detectives conducted a three day county-wide proactive initiative that focused on repeat offenders, drug offenders, offenders on probation and followed up on crime tips and crime trends. After the three day operation, 101 suspects were arrested and 15 search warrants were served. Of those detained,…
According to reports released by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement on Wednesday, crime in Broward and Palm Beach counties took a plunge in 2013 and stayed in line with the state’s total decrease in criminal offenses. In its 2013 Annual Uniform Crime Report, the state agency concludes that criminal activity, ranging…