Tampa Drug Crimes Updates

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…

Oxycodone Hydrocodone Pharmacy Thefts in Pasco, Hernando, Pinellas,and Hillsborough, were solved when feds busted a burglary ring. Feds say the burglaries were committed “by cutting the power lines outside the businesses before smashing their way inside with crowbars. They stole oxycodone, morphine, methadone, amphetamines, hydrocodone” and other drugs says the federal indictment. Pharmacy drug thefts…

Hernando Florida Pharmacy Prescription Drug Bust Prescription Drug Detectives from the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Florida Department of Health busted a Pharmacy in Spring Hill in Hernando County. The pharmacy owner and two employees were arrested during execution of a search warrant for filling fraudulent prescriptions. The Charges:…

Drug Court Pre Trial Intervention Former Tampa Drug Court Prosecutor and Board Certified Criminal Defense Attorney / Lawyer has been reviewing Felony Drug Court cases. Drug Court is sometimes referred to as a “Pretrial intervention program.” One court recently ordered a defendant to complete a 30-day in-jail drug treatment program. The defendant had failed a…

Possession of Cannabis with Intent Sell or Deliver If you have been charged with DRUG2300 POSSESSION OF CANNABIS WITH INTENT TO SELL OR (Possession of Cannabis with Intent to Sell, Manufacture, or Deliver) you can call a Tampa Criminal Defense Attorney at 1-877-793-9290 and tell me your story. Form Code: DRUG2300Florida Statute: 893.13.1ALevel: Fel (Felony)Degree:…

Oxycodone Bust Polk County, Florida – A doctor, investigators say, was handing out prescriptions without examining patients and was arrested. The arrest capped seven-month investigation. Detectives called the operation a pill mill. “Undercover detectives purchased prescriptions, medications for pain on 11 different occasions without any physical exam, without any medical testing at all,” said Polk…

Home Searched Without Warrant Trial court granted defendant’s motion to suppress on ground that evidence recovered by police was the fruit of the poisonous tree, an unlawful warrantless entry into a home. Cops were trying to arrest defendant There were no exigent circumstances to excuse the failure to secure a warrant prior to entry of…