Tampa Drug Crimes Updates

Pill Mill Indictment With all the news these days about Pill Mills we decided to publish a redacted full text version of a successful Pill Mill Federal Indictment I recently reviewed. The indictment targeted doctors and staff. The indictment also sought to claim the doctor’s DEA Number, his medical license, and property. A downloadable version…

Grow House Docu-Drama Tampa, Florida Grow House Defense Attorney was amazed that the war on drugs has been reduced to a docudrama on SpikeTV. The DEA has its own docu-drama television series. Here is a complete episode of their efforts to interdict in grow house operations . We provide a link to the complete episode…

A Submarine and the Crew / Defendants Are Sunk after this recent ruling from the Eleventh Circuit. Years ago my friends Steve Crawford, Michael Maddux, Ken Siegel, and I litigated the first case where thousands of pounds of Cocaine were found in the Pacific Ocean near the Galapagos Islands. We were quit troubled that the…

Gasparilla Arrest | SPTimes | Report Update: “Tampa police reported 349 arrests, most for alcohol violations and all but three misdemeanors. The felonies were charges for grand theft auto, resisting arrest with violence and battery on a law enforcement officer. Hillsborough County deputies made an additional 10 arrests on disorderly conduct or open container charges.”…

Pirate Fest Gasparilla Notice to Appear? Gasparilla Arrest? Affordable Help From an Attorney | Lawyer | Toll Free 1-877-793-9290 In 2010 there were 5 BUI Boating Under the Influence Arrests. The Police, Sheriff’s Office, Coast Guard, and Florida Fish and Wildlife will be using a Mobile Facility this year to process arrests made on the…

Flight in Car Criminal Defense Attorney / Lawyer in Tampa studied a Search and seizure case involving a Vehicle stop. The court’s opinion is a free download here. Officer testified that defendant took off in his car – in cop talk this is called “Flight.” Cop testified to the following: Defendant standing in front of…

Tampa Defense Attorney notes that the city of Tampa will be in for a legal challenge of their new ordinance attempting to regulate medical facilities. The DEA Drug Enforcement Administration, State and Federal agencies have thoroughly regulated these ares and a Preemption Challenge is expected. Meanwhile the Police began busting “unlicensed” clinics yesterday. Cops call…

Valid Prescription Defense | Trafficking Florida Criminal Defense Expert and Drug Charge Defense Attorney found a new Withholding Information From Medical Practitioner Case. The court ruled that the Florida a Withholding Information From Medical Practitioner Statute makes it a crime for a person seeking a prescription for a controlled substance not to inform the physician…

Manufacture Cannabis Conviction for Manufacture of Cannabis Tampa Drug Defense Attorney notes that my good friend Tampa Appeal Lawyer, Ken Siegel had a cannabis client’s conviction overturned. The defendants “were each charged with manufacture of cannabis, possession of cannabis, and possession of drug paraphernalia as a result of evidence seized during the search of their…

Florida Department of Law Enforcement FDLE Prescription Drug Death Statistics The Florida Department of Law Enforcement FDLE has issued a report of major drugs that have been associated with health issues according to medical professionals. The complete Prescription Drug Report is here. The SP Times reports, “Of the 89,800 deaths from January through June, 4,150…