A nine-month operation in Manatee County has led to dozens of arrests for prescription drug fraud, possession and trafficking. Oxycodone, hydrocodone and morphine were among the drugs seized in the operation.
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Recent Posts in Precription Fraud CategoryJune 28, 2010
Bradenton Drug Bust – Police Continue Their Efforts To Slow Illegal Prescription Drugs In FloridaMay 19, 2010
Tampa Oxycodone Crime – Hillsborough Passes Emergency Ordinance To Fight Prescription Drug CrimeThe Hillsborough County Commission acted today to slow down illegal pain killers on Tampa streets. They are hoping to reduce the overdoses and crime surrounding drugs like Oxycodone. May 17, 2010
Florida Oxycodone Crime – Hernando County Oxycodone Bust Results In 23 ArrestsOxycodone crimes in Florida are on the rise. The illegal prescription drug trade in Tampa Bay was described as an epidemic by a local sheriff. May 13, 2010
Tampa Drug Crime News – More Than 135 Drug Arrest Warrants Issued And 5,000 Pills RecoveredThere were plenty of drug arrests around Tampa and Hillsborough County Thursday. Illegal prescription narcotics like Oxycodone and Xanax were seized in the drug busts. April 19, 2010
Florida Oxycodone Dealer Calls Police To Report His Stolen PillsA Hernando County man has been charged with drug trafficking and making a false police report after he called deputies and told them his Oxycodone and Methadone had been stolen. According to 10 Connects, Mark Andrew Davis, Sr. told deputies … April 7, 2010
Mother Who Supplied Teen Son With Oxycodone Pleads Guilty To Contributing To His Fatal OverdoseLinda Courtright is facing 20 years to life in federal prison after pleading guilty to a drug distribution charge in Tampa today. The 36-year-old admitted to supplying her 15-year-old son with the oxycodone that eventually killed him in a drug … April 7, 2010
Sarasota Homicide Detective Arrested For Illegally Obtaining Prescription PainkillersSgt. Chris Hallisey has been arrested for illegally acquiring prescription painkillers. The Sarasota homicide detective is accused of lying to doctors to obtain illegal prescription drugs. According to a report on My Fox TampaBay, Hallisey was under … March 30, 2010
Prescription Fraud Sentences Handed Out By Federal Judge In PinellasA group of five people involved in a Pinellas prescription drug ring were sentenced to prison terms ranging from nearly four years to seven years. The prescription fraud involved the painkiller oxycodone. All five of the participants pled guilty to … March 30, 2010
Teenage Girl Arrested On Drug Charges For Selling Prescription Pills At Her High SchoolA 17-year-old high school student is under arrest in Hernando County for selling prescription drugs at her high school. Laura Sitaro was arrested at Central High School in Hernando Beach on Monday and was taken to Hernando County jail. … March 26, 2010
Bradenton Drug And Weapon Charges Filed Against A Man Passed Out In Front Of A NightclubA Cadillac parked in front of a Manatee bar after 3:00 a.m. drew the suspicion of a sheriff’s deputy early Friday morning. A Manatee County Sheriff’s deputy spotted the car parked outside the Distellery. When she pulled up the engine … |
