Tampa Bay Criminal Defense Lawyer - drug sting

By Nick Dorsten, Esq.

From the St. Pete Times website, another police drug sting got more arrests...

CLEARWATER — Police arrested four people during the execution of a search warrant Wednesday evening after an undercover investigation revealed drugs were being sold from a Clearwater home, authorities said.

According to arrest reports, two of the people had previously sold prescription drugs from a home at off of S Highland Avenue. The other two were found with drugs in their possession.

One woman, 29, was charged with trafficking in oxycodone, sale and possession of oxycodone and possession of marijuana. A man, 31, was charged with principal to the sale of oxycodone. Another criminal suspect, 21, was charged with possession of cocaine and another suspect, 28, was charged with possession of marijuana.

According to police, three of them all lived at the Barry Street home. The other's address was listed in Largo.

Clearwater police obtained a search warrant after undercover detectives purchased drugs from a home at least three times over the past month, arrest reports show. The second suspect participated in at least one deal in February when he took the money from the detective and handed it to the third, according to an arrest report.

Police on Wednesday seized $2,618 in cash, 121 oxycodone pills, 100 pieces of crack cocaine and about five ounces of marijuana.

On Thursday afternoon, the first suspect was being held in the Pinellas County Jail in lieu of $145,300 bail. Another was being held on $5,000 bail. Another was released early Thursday morning after posting $5,000 bail. The last one was released on his own recognizance.

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