A Tampa man brought about $21,000 to a meeting with an undercover Tampa police officer Wednesday night to buy a kilogram of cocaine, police say. ...more

August 21, 2008

When Hillsborough County deputies executed a search warrant at Victor Cedeno's Tampa home, they found him in a bathroom, flushing baggies of cocaine down a toilet, deputies say. ...more

August 15, 2008

John "Junior" Gotti has left a New York prison and should arrive in Tampa around Tuesday, according to his attorney, Charles Carnesi. Gotti is traveling via U.S. Marshal's "Con Air" service, his attorney said. ...more

August 14, 2008

Deputy Bryan Schmick said he knew the area around the Villa Palm apartments had been inundated with drug dealers, but an investigation into drug use there yielded far more arrests than he thought. ...more

August 13, 2008

A drug investigation at Villa Palm apartments in recent weeks has led to 41 arrests and 138 total charges, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Debbie Carter said. ...more

August 12, 2008

Three men delivered several pounds of methamphetamine to a law enforcement agent in Plant City on Saturday afternoon, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

August 11, 2008

Although federal prosecutors want to try John "Junior" Gotti in Tampa, Gotti's lawyer is hoping to work out a deal to keep the son of the Dapper Don in the Big Apple. ...more

August 6, 2008

Clearwater narcotics detectives arrested two on suspicion of drug dealing Thursday night and confiscated nearly 500 Ecstasy pills, authorities said. ...more

July 25, 2008

Deputies have arrested a man who they say sold marijuana and pills out of his Lakeland tire shop. ...more

July 21, 2008

This month, Cesar Manuel-Reina Verdecia went shopping at a Publix, police say, where he tried to purchase two gift cards for $600. ...more

July 20, 2008