Recent Posts in Drug Crimes Posted By Parks & Braxton, PA 7-Nov-2016 Potential Defenses to Cocaine Possession in Florida If you have been arrested and charged with possession of cocaine in Florida, you face a number of severe penalties, especially if this isn’t your first criminal offense. A conviction could result in up to five years in prison, up to $5,000 in ... Continue Reading Posted By Parks & Braxton, PA 2-Sep-2016 Overview of Florida's Marijuana Possession Laws Examining the Definition of “Possession” Under Florida Law In Florida, possession of a controlled substance is a serious offense – which includes marijuana. According to Florida Statute Section 893.13(6)(b) , you could be charged ... Continue Reading Posted By Parks & Braxton, PA 26-May-2016 Were you Charged with an LSD Crime in Florida? According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, at least six percent of Americans have tried LSD, with 1.6 percent of those people having taken the drug within the past year. Manufactured from a substance called ergot, which is found ... Continue Reading Posted By Parks & Braxton, PA 3-Oct-2012 New Brand of LeBron James Heroin on the Market For teens and young adults who always like looking for the next new thing, a new brand of LeBron James heroin may seem tantalizing. Reports claim that the drug which uses the brand name of a NBA basketball star is similar typical heroin, but sells ... Continue Reading Posted By Parks & Braxton, PA 18-Sep-2012 Military Called to Step Up in Curbing Drug Abuse Over the past decade, more and more military personnel have started to struggle with drug abuse while on duty. Unfortunately, The New York Times has recently found that the military has been behind the times when it comes to preventing these problems ... Continue Reading Posted By Parks & Braxton, PA 6-Sep-2012 Cocaine Godmother Griselda Blanco Killed in Butcher Shop Griselda Blanco was famous in the drug world for ordering at least 40 murders and trafficking cocaine across the United States with some 20 aliases. The virtually uncatchable woman moved about 300 kilos of cocaine per month even into her mid-forties. ... Continue Reading Posted By Parks & Braxton, PA 23-Aug-2012 Teacher Arrested with 53 Pounds of Marijuana in Car An Elsik High School science teacher was caught with 53 pounds in of marijuana in her car today, giving a new meaning to the words "higher education." Percy Melton was pulled over for a minor traffic offense, but when the police began to ... Continue Reading Posted By Parks & Braxton, PA 16-Jul-2012 "Pill Mills" are a Significant Problem in South Florida Federal agents are constantly on the lookout for pain clinics where drugs are handed to patients unregulated. These "pill mills" permit unlawful doses of narcotic pain killers for people with even the most limited of symptoms. One drug czar ... Continue Reading