Tampa Bay Criminal Defense Lawyer - drugs

By Nicholas Dorsten, Esq.

Another day, another article on prescription drugs and the potential for abuse (see here for more). This article courtesy of the St. Pete Times...

ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA — While working with federal investigators Tuesday afternoon, Pinellas County sheriff's deputies arrested two Tennessee residents on charges of trafficking in oxycodone, authorities said.

Narcotics detectives with the Sheriff's Office were assisting the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Internal Revenue Service in an investigation at a home in St. Petersburg when they found a man and woman with at least 0.98 ounces of the prescription pain killer oxycodone, said a Sheriff's Office Sgt.

Arrested were Kevin Bussell, 35, of Tazewell, Tenn., and Amanda Bible, 25, of Harrogate, Tenn.

Bussell and Bible were found at the home at 6065 38th Ave. N at 1 p.m.

According to property appraiser records, the two don't own the home, which has a market value of $125,000.

The Sheriff's Office declined to release any other information.

A spokeswoman for IRS criminal investigations out of the Nashville field office, confirmed the agency was working with the Drug Enforcement Administration and local authorities but said she could not comment on the ongoing investigation."

Many people don't realize that a charge like trafficking in prescription drugs or possession of oxycodone carries the same punishment as a posession of cocaine or trafficking in heroin charge! In the state of Florida, the law does not distinguish between prescription and non-prescription "recreational" drugs.

Have you or a loved one been arrested for a drug charge or drug trafficking? Then contact the Clearwater criminal defense attorneys of Blake & Dorsten, P.A. for a free consultation!

For more information, or to speak directly with experienced St. Petersburg criminal defense lawyers, please contact BLAKE & DORSTEN, P.A. at 727.286.6141 or email the lawyers your questions at: info@blakedorstenlaw.com. We are located at 4707 140th Ave N, Suite 104 in Clearwater, across from the criminal courthouse in the airport business center, minutes from Tampa and St. Petersburg.