Federal authorities reportedly arrested 17 people in South Florida – and are seeking dozens more – in connection with a pill mill operation that reportedly engaged in the trafficking of some 45,000 prescription Oxycodone pills. Our Fort Lauderdale criminal defense lawyers understand that officials with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration…
Those requiring a Fort Lauderdale drug crime defense have been negatively impacted by a stunning veto by Gov. Rick Scott that would have allowed the chance for treatment, rather than extended prison time. Fort Lauderdale drug crime attorneys are disappointed by the governor’s decision, which even according to The Miami…
After more than two decades on the run, a man convicted of Miami drug trafficking has been arrested in Ecuador, after he himself was the victim of a crime. Miami drug trafficking defense attorneys understand that much changes in two decades – witnesses’ memories fade or they die, new laws…
A significant drug case out of Miami has gone through the Florida Supreme Court and now will be tested by the U.S. Supreme Court, which will determine if drug-sniffing dogs can be used to detect marijuana, the Los Angeles Times reports. Fort Lauderdale drug cases can range from a misdemeanor…
The Fort Lauderdale Police Department arrested one of their own this week for alleged drug crimes. Fort Lauderdale Police accuse Officer Justin Krashefski, 27 of buying drugs while on duty in his marked Fort Lauderdale police cruiser. Police chief Frank Adderley stated that “This is not representative of law enforcement…
Michael Douglas’s son was sentenced to five (5) years in United States Federal Prison for “distributing large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine” Cameron Douglas, 31, pleaded with U.S. District Judge Richard Berman for a break in his sentence. Both his father, Michael Douglas, as well as his mother, Diandra Luker,…
In a sting dubbed Operation Pill Crusher, two dozen alleged drug dealers in Kentucky have been arrested and accused of obtaining prescription drugs at popular Florida pain clinics and taking them back to Kentucky to sell. A Miami Herald investigation published last week showed that pain clinics in Florida —…
PLANTATION – Leaders of the city’s police union want to change their contract so officers won’t have to take drug tests without knowing who accused them of abusing drugs. “I could go to a pay phone right now and say, ‘Officer X is taking drugs?’ ” said Michael Hanlon, president…
Michael Phelps embarrassed himself again after a triumphant Olympics, this time getting his picture snapped as he inhaled from a marijuana pipe. The photo wound up in a British tabloid Sunday, forcing Phelps to publicly apologize and his handlers to deal with sponsors who are surely none too pleased about…