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Prescription Drug Abuse in New York

In a June 2012 raid, federal and state law enforcement in New York and Long Island arrested 98 people on charges of drug trafficking, prescription drug abuse and other charges. The defendants included two doctors and a nurse...more

To Market to Market: Busted

In April 2012, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) arrested eight people on federal charges of drug trafficking and money laundering. The arrests ended a two-year investigation into a clandestine drug ring with a...more

Drug Possession And Trafficking In Florida

The FBI reports that in 2011, law enforcement made 12,408,899 arrests in the U.S., of which the highest number, 1,531,251, were for drug abuse violations. Florida State Law proscribes harsh penalties for drug possession and...more