For the life of me I cannot figure out the way people think. Here we have a man who himself admitted to having used cocaine, our President Barack Obama. Then we have a swimmer, Michael Phelps, who has won more gold medals than would fit on my mantle, smoking pot and we all but crucify him. Where is the logic in this? ...more

February 12, 2009

A 48-year-old St. Petersburg man was sentenced to life in prison today for drug and firearms charges, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. ...more

February 6, 2009

Hillsborough County deputies say they found more than 60 grams of cocaine next to about $10,000 during a search of a Tampa home Wednesday. ...more

February 5, 2009

The owner of three fishing boats that were seized after authorities found them smuggling cocaine from Colombia pleaded guilty this morning to a federal drug offense. ...more

February 2, 2009

Santonio Holmes' revelation this week that he briefly sold drugs as a youth in Belle Glade has created a stir in the national media, which is exactly what he wanted. ...more

January 30, 2009

Officers serving a search warrant Friday arrested three men after finding cocaine, marijuana, a firearm and four apparent pipe bombs. ...more

January 17, 2009

Almost two years after the massive publicity surrounding the 40-year sentence of Cali Cartel leader Joaquin Mario Valencia-Trujillo for smuggling tons of cocaine into the United States, one of his longtime lieutenants was quietly sent away for life on Monday. ...more

January 17, 2009

More than two pounds of cocaine were seized Wednesday when deputies served a search warrant at 13347 LaCasita Ave., an affidavit states. ...more

January 16, 2009

Two men delivered 60 grams of cocaine to undercover detectives Monday in Gibsonton in exchange for $1,600, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

January 13, 2009

The parents of a slain 23-year-old Clearwater woman who was killed acting as a confidential informant when a drug deal went bad are pushing legislation to protect future informants. ...more

January 8, 2009