Two Fort Myers men were arrested at the end of last month and charged with selling synthetic marijuana at two convenience stores. One of the men, 18, was charged with four counts of sale and possession of a synthetic narcotic after Fort Myers police claim he sold the illegal substance,…
In a joint effort with the state’s Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office shut down synthetic marijuana labs in St. Johns and Flagler counties last month. The drug is commonly referred to on the street as “Spice.” A total of 11 people were arrested on…
A 24-year-old LaBelle man was arrested and held without bond last month after members of the Hendry County Narcotics Unit conducted a controlled delivery of a package suspected of containing marijuana at the man’s North LaBelle home. Posing as a parcel serviceman, an undercover narcotics investigator delivered the package to…
Two Floridians were caught hiding crack pipes in their bodies last month after police arrested a man and woman in two separate incidents, according to authorities with the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office and the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office. On Aug. 16, a 46-year-old man was arrested after he…
According to an affidavit released by the U.S. Attorney’s Office last month, an illegal immigrant who returned to Highlands County after being deported has now been charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a substance containing methamphetamine. The Lake Placid man has been…
The Altamonte Springs Police Department netted 11 arrests after conducting a three week undercover drug bust at the Remington Inn and Suites. Detectives claim that multiple, large scale drug purchases were made from various suspects at hotel’s location over the course of the sting operation. Police arrested 11 different people…
Deputies with the Martin County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men suspected of running a drug operation out of their home in Stuart last week. The two men, 40 and 49, are currently being held at the Martin County Jail. The Martin County Sheriff’s SWAT Team, TAC Team and Special Investigations…
Two Citrus County men were arrested Tuesday after Citrus County Sheriff’s deputies claim they purchased items consistent with the manufacture of methamphetamine. Deputies arrested the men after allegedly witnessing them purchase lye, Ephedrine, fertilizer and camping fuel, which are the components known to be used in what is called one-pot…
Search warrants were served at homes in Orlando, Apopka, Sorrento and Kissimmee and a total of nine people were arrested Tuesday as a number of Central Florida police agencies dug further into an investigation into an alleged large-scale Mexican marijuana distribution ring labeled the “Gulf Cartel.” The FBI, ICE’s Homeland…
A 17-year-old male and a 22-year-old female were arrested by Orlando area authorities on Oct. 27 for supposedly trying to check back into their motel room an hour after leaving because they allegedly left behind crack cocaine in the room’s freezer. The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office was called to a…