Recent Posts in Miami Narcotics Attorney Category
Posted on Jul 24, 2011 By Eric Matheny
The Broward County Drug Court celebrated more than 10,000 graduates over 20 years at a special graduation ceremony last week. Drug Court helps nonviolent offenders who buy or possess small amounts of ...
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Posted on Mar 24, 2011 By Eric Matheny
CBS 4 reports that agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration stormed a rumored pill mill in Northwest Miami-Dade Wednesday morning as part of an ongoing investigation. The pain clinic, located ...
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Posted on Jan 14, 2011 By Eric Matheny
The Miami Herald reports that a Broward County school principal was arrested Friday after police found marijuana and drug paraphernalia in her Coral Springs home. Due to the amount being more than 20 ...
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Posted on Apr 25, 2010 By Eric Matheny
Aside from marijuana grow houses , trafficking in cocaine is one of the most serious felony-level drug offenses in South Florida. Particularly in Miami, Miami-Dade County, and parts of Broward, such ...
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Posted on Apr 17, 2010 By Eric Matheny
In the State of Florida, alprazolam, the genetic name for the drug commonly known on the market as Xanax, is a Schedule IV substance. A Schedule IV substance is defined as, "[having] a low potential ...
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Posted on Apr 11, 2010 By Eric Matheny
Possession of Marijuana under 20 grams is a misdemeanor in the State of Florida, punishable by up to 364 days in county jail, one year of probation, and a $1000 fine. Possession of marijuana is a ...
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Posted on Apr 4, 2010 By Eric Matheny
With the recent news craze regarding "pill mills," the Miami-Dade Police and the Broward Sheriff's Office have cracked down heavily on possession of OxyContin , and other prescription drug crimes. A ...
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Posted on Mar 31, 2010 By Eric Matheny
Possession with intent to sell cocaine is a second-degree felony punishable by a maximum of 15 years in state prison. It is treated as a serious felony offense in Miami and Broward, requiring the ...
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Posted on Mar 27, 2010 By Eric Matheny
As a major international port, Miami receives its fair share of cocaine. In fact, I would venture to guess that the majority of felony arrests in Miami-Dade County are for cocaine possession , or ...
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Posted on Mar 25, 2010 By Eric Matheny
I wrote a previous post about Trafficking in Oxycodone to highlight the seriousness of the charge. It's no joke. In Miami and Broward, and all throughout the State of Florida for that matter, ...
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Posted on Mar 20, 2010 By Eric Matheny
In Miami-Dade and Broward County, we see a lot of police raids on marijuana grow houses . These are ordinary homes that are used for the purpose of growing marijuana. The homes may be retrofitted with ...
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Posted on Mar 14, 2010 By Eric Matheny
With statistical data showing staggering numbers of people serving time in state prisons for drug possession, many states have adopted the idea of Drug Court. In Miami and Broward, Drug Courts are in ...
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