Drug Enforcement Administration

Palm Beach Cops Being Investigated for Possible Steroids Charges, According to Report

Some deputies at the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office might be going the A-Rod route (allegedly!) and getting jacked up with illegal steroids, according to a Gossip Extra report. The report says that the FBI and the DEA are conducting a major investigation into the possible juicing of some of Pal ... More >>

Pounds of Cocaine Stuffed Into Coconuts Seized at Port Everglades

Apparently trying to smuggle cocaine into the U.S. by stuffing bags of it up one's rectum is something the feds are on to. So the next logical step was to try to stuff coke into hollowed-out coconuts and smuggle them in that way, because coconuts is not a person's rectum. Unfortunately for three me ... More >>

Five Reasons Florida Is America's Most Infamous Marijuana State

Dear Stoner, We understand how you're feeling. Dark and formidable challenges lay before you. While the rest of the nation -- especially Washington and Colorado -- takes strides to normalize diplomatic relations with marijuana, Florida has moved in the other direction. Yesterday was the most recen ... More >>

Puerto Rico's Wave of Drugs and Brazen Murders Reverberates to Florida

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CIA Operatives, Barrels of Whiskey, and a Biker Named Thor

Jack's Hollywood Diner to Star in Episode of Graceland

Graceland, the USA Network television series that mixes crime fighting with the Jersey Shore, has come to Hollywood...Florida to film. The series, which has DEA, Customs, and FBA agents living together in a southern California beachfront seized from a drug lord/Elvis fan (hence the name, Graceland ... More >>

A Miami Clinic Supplies Drugs to Sports' Biggest Names

See also: "The A Rod Files: Every Mention of the Yankees Slugger in Tony Bosch's Records"

Thor Hansen's Bizarre Bond-Jumping Trial: "I've Never Seen Anything Like This"

Following a day of rambling testimony, tales of cocaine and hookers, accusations of subterfuge and sprawling CIA conspiracies, Thor Holm Hansen was convicted yesterday of a 1981 bail-jumping charge after he walked out of his own trial, sailed a boat to the Bahamas, and caught a plane to extradition- ... More >>

The Selling of the Governator, 2013

Arnold returns — but do we still need him?

DEA Agents Arrest 17 During Prescription Drug Sting in Boynton Beach

Seventeen people were arrested in Boynton Beach by Federal agents for suspicion of using stolen prescription pads to get drugs and then sell them. The arrests occurred Thursday afternoon when Drug Enforcement Administration agents swept in and booked several men on state drug charges, according to ... More >>

Jam Cruise 11 Pre-Party at Revolution Live on January 6

Joel Lester, Cooperating Witness in DEA's Synthetic-Pot Case, Dabbles in Kratom

Earlier this year, Joel Lester, a Canadian living in Boca Raton, saw a void that needed to be filled. Head shops and corner stores across the country had been raking in big bucks from bath salts and so-called herbal incenses, better-known as fake pot. Then the feds tossed down a blanket ban, launche ... More >>

Kratom Comes to Florida: Is the Next Big Drug Craze Dangerous?

Buju Banton: Five More Years in Jail?

The Fake-Pot Industry Is Coming Down From a Three-Year High

Two Separate Suspicious Powders Found In Palm Beach International Airport

Palm Beach County Fire Rescue officials were called to Palm Beach International Airport on Sunday after two separate suspicious white powder incidents. The first powder was discovered on a baggage carousel after some luggage was opened and the mysterious stuff spilled out. The other was found on a ... More >>

Buju Banton's Attorney Asks Judge To Reconsider Denying New Trial

Updated at 3:10 p.m.: Judge James Moody has denied the request detailed below. Buju Banton's legal team on Thursday filed a motion requesting that Judge James Moody reconsiders his recent decision to deny the reggae star a new trial on a gun charge. It's the latest development in a complicated& ... More >>

Judge Denies Buju Banton's Request for New Trial

Federal Judge James Moody on Tuesday denied Buju Banton's request for a new trial. In his decision, the judge wrote that there is no need for a new trial in light of an Atlanta appeals court's ruling that there was sufficient evidence to convict the reggae star on a gun charge.Under the new ruling, ... More >>

Mexicans Pay in Blood for America's War on Drugs

DEA Storms Synthetic Pot Distribution Centers Across Florida

See also "Synthetic Marijuana Ban Seems Like a Good Idea, Probably Won't Do Much" and "Broward Commission Moves to Ban Bath Salts, Fake Weed"The war on synthetic drugs has gone federal, and in a big way.Officers with the Drug Enforcement Administration and Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office on Wedne ... More >>

Attorney Thomas Wright Blasts DEA Crackdown on Synthetic Pot; "It's Akin to Reefer Madness of Olden Days"

See also "DEA Storms Synthetic Pot Distribution Sites Across Florida" and "Synthetic Marijuana Ban Seems Like a Good Idea, Probably Won't Do Much"The Drug Enforcement Administration on Wednesday launched a massive nationwide campaign aimed at distributors of herbal incense, or synthetic pot. All sai ... More >>

Buju Banton's Appeal Struck Down

A panel of judges for the U.S. Court of Appeals in Atlanta on Thursday shot down Grammy-winning reggae artist Buju Banton's appeal on federal drug charges. The judges also reversed the lower court's decision to throw out a gun charge. Now the same judge who decided there wasn't enough  ... More >>

Synthetic Marijuana Ban Seems Like A Good Idea, Probably Won't Do Much

I remember the exact moment I decided that I would never again smoke synthetic marijuana. I was in the shower watching my heart beat out of my chest. I wasn't panicking or anxious or very stoned, just severely uncomfortable. The muscles in my face cramped tightly. A headache bore thro ... More >>

Boca Man Arrested on Maryland Pill Mill Charges May Have Run Deerfield Beach Clinic

A Boca Raton man arrested last week on accusations he was running a pill mill in Maryland may be the vice president of a Deerfield Beach clinic that was raided by the DEA last year.Gerald Wiseberg is a 78-year-old from Boca Raton resident currently free on bail outside of Baltimore. He was arrested ... More >>

It Was a Ruthless, Professional Hit, and It Was the Cops Doing the Shooting

Pot Smuggler Schools Seniors on Medical Marijuana

Reggae Great Buju Banton Is Locked Up on Drug Charges. Was He Entrapped?

Alex Johnson, Colombian Snitch in Case Against Buju Banton, Earned Millions From U.S. Government

​Alex Johnson -- a main character in this week's cover story about the conviction of Buju Banton -- on Monday further delayed his bankruptcy hearing. On the surface, there's nothing extraordinary about that; many Americans have turned to bankruptcy proceedings, which can stretch months if not year ... More >>

Lake Worth Pill-Mill Doc Who Screwed Patients for Scripts Gets Seven Years

​Cesar Deleon, who headed up Trinity Medical Center in Lake Worth, will be spending the next seven years in federal prison on a slew of charges related to doling out pain pills.Deleon, 65, had no qualms about trading oxycodone and other drugs for sexual favors or straight cash, according to his in ... More >>

Janiber Vieira, Mother of Former Boynton Beach Cop David Britto, Gets a Year in Prison

​​​Janiber "Jane" Andrade Vieira -- mother of former Boynton Beach cop/alleged meth trafficker/federal fugitive David Britto -- was sentenced today to one year plus one day in prison.Vieira, 51, aided her son's escape to Brazil and was arrested in September on charges of contempt of court -- w ... More >>

Obama's War on Weed Represents a Strange About-Face on Medical Marijuana

David Britto's Mother Takes a Plea Deal, Will Likely Avoid Prison Time

David Britto, a federal fugitive who's free to sip margaritas on the beaches of Brazil due to his citizenship.​Janiber "Jane" Andrade Vieira -- mother of former Boynton Beach cop/alleged meth trafficker/federal fugitive David Britto -- accepted a plea agreement yesterday that may allow her to skir ... More >>

Griselda "The Godmother" Blanco's Lone Surviving Heir Ends Up Stumbling Into His Own Cocaine Arrest

Janiber Vieira, Mother of Former Boynton Beach Cop David Britto, Gets a Trial Date

​Janiber "Jane" Andrade Vieira -- mother of former Boynton Beach cop/alleged meth trafficker/federal fugitive David Britto -- is set to go to trial November 14.Vieira, 51, is accused of helping arrange her son's escape to Brazil, where he can live freely as a Brazilian citizen.Vieira faces charges ... More >>

Stanley Cohen, Former Dentist, Arrested for Alleged Hydrocodone Trafficking

Palm Beach County Sheriff's OfficeStanley Cohen was a dentist -- about two years ago.​The cops say 74-year-old Dr. Stanley Cohen had been writing prescriptions for painkillers in his wife's name that he would personally pick up from pharmacies for months.Aside from the large amount of painkillers ... More >>

David Britto Fired From the Boynton Beach Police Department

David Britto, who's been in Brazil for nearly a month, was fired from the Boynton Beach Police Department.​Alleged meth trafficker/federal fugitive David Britto has officially been fired from the Boynton Beach Police Department.Police spokeswoman Stephanie Slater tells the Pulp that the former cop ... More >>

David Britto's Mother Faces Life in Prison for Allegedly Helping Her Son Escape to Brazil

David Britto, federal fugitive, has been in Brazil for three weeks and change.​Janiber "Jane" Andrade Vieira -- the mother of Boynton Beach cop/alleged meth trafficker/federal fugitive David Britto -- was indicted by a grand jury on charges that she helped her son escape to Brazil, according t ... More >>

Rape Charge Against Steven Feagin Dropped Due to Alleged Victim's Credibility

Broward Sheriff's OfficeSteven Feagin​Sexual assault charges against Steven Feagin -- the former Deerfield Beach High School football standout who went on to play running back at the University of Illinois -- were dropped due to the credibility of the alleged victim, according to a closeout ... More >>

Elroy Phillips Dug Up Evidence From Prison, but He Still Might Not Get a Chance to Prove His Innocence

Boynton Beach Police Officer of the Year Arrested as Alleged Meth Salesman

Palm Beach County Association of Chiefs of Police2010's meth salesman cop of the year, David Britto (holding plaque).​Last year's Officer of the Year from the Boynton Beach Police Department now faces up to life in prison for meth trafficking, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.Officer David ... More >>

Dalia Dippolito's Lover Backed Her Reality-TV Defense

PBSODalia Dippolito is now facing 20 years in the slam.​Many observers have wondered why Dalia Dippolito chose a reality television defense to explain why she plotted to have her husband killed. Her attorney argued that Dalia's attempt to hire a hit man was part of an elaborate ruse designed to ma ... More >>

100 Favorite Dishes: No. 8 -- Truffle-Parmesan Fries From Il Mercato

As a countdown to the Best of Broward Palm Beach 2011, coming in June, Clean Plate Charlie is serving up a hundred of our favorite dishes in South Florida. Send your own nominations to Deirdra.Funcheon@BrowardPalmBeach.com.No. 8: Truffle-Parmesan Fries from Il Mercato The potato is a culinary c ... More >>

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West Palm's "most notorious": Big fish or a small scapegoat in the war on drugs?