LAKELAND, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law HB 95, which enhances penalties for the sale and distribution of opioids in Florida, including fentanyl. “Floridians of all walks of life have witnessed the destruction caused by the opioid epidemic across...
Port Charlotte, FL-On June 18, a Charlotte County deputy observed a vehicle fail to stop at a posted Stop sign. The deputy conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle and spoke with the driver, James Riggs (9/28/66), and the passenger, Agnieszka Frasier (08/10/72) who...
TWO DRUG DEALERS WERE ARRESTED IN TWO SEPARATE STING OPERATIONS IN A PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECT IN MURDOCK. CHARLOTTE COUNTY NARCOTICS DETECTIVES WERE CONDUCTING AN UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION REGARDING SALES AND DELIVERY OF CRACK COCAINE IN THE MURDOCK CIRCLE APARTMENT COMPLEX LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHEN THEY...
CHARLOTTE COUNTY NARCOTICS DETECTIVES ARRESTED TWO LEE COUNTY RESIDENTS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON THAT WERE REPORTEDLY INVOLVED IN AN UNDERCOVER PURCHASE OF MARIJUANA AT A LOCATION SOUTH OF PUNTA GORDA. DEPUTIES SAY THE BUY WAS FOR 70 GRAMS OF POT, AND ONCE THE CASH WAS EXCHANGED,...
CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF’S NARCOTICS DETECTIVES SERVED A SEARCH WARRANT AT A HOME NEAR KINGSWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. AUTHORITIES BURST INTO THE HOUSE AT 23276 ALTMAN AVENUE AT AROUND 6:45AM AND FOUND FIVE ADULTS, A SEVEN YEAR OLD AND A...
TWO PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED WEDNESDAY AFTER YET ANOTHER UNDERCOVER DRUG STING IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY. UNDERCOVER DETECTIVES REPORTEDLY BOUGHT OXYCODONE PILLS FROM 42 YEAR OLD GUNNER MAGRATH OF PORT CHARLOTTE BACK ON JULY 16TH, AND ROXICODONE PILLS AT HIS HOME ON MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY...