Florida Meth News

Plant City parents accused of cooking meth while kids were present face federal charges
Tampabay.com, February 27, 2010
TAMPA — Federal prosecutors charged a Plant City couple Friday with manufacturing methamphetamine in a home they shared with their three young children. Read more.

Florida resident sentenced for smuggling methamphetamine
BNO News, February 20, 2010
LAREDO, TEXAS (BNO NEWS) – A Mexican national with legal residence in Florida was sentenced to a federal prison for smuggling methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney José Angel Moreno said Friday. Virgilio Alvilez-Cruz, 34, of Wauchula, Florida, a Mexican citizen and legal permanent resident, was arrested on July 30, 2009, after 1.97 kilograms of methamphetamine was discovered in his suitcase by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers. Read more.

Toilet water analysis leads to further meth charges for Crystal Beth
nwfdailynews.com, February 19, 2010
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS - A couple arrested last August following a meth investigation face additional charges after an an analysis of their toilet water was completed, according to a Walton County Sheriff's Office press release. Read more.

Toddler Found In Home During Meth Lab Bust
WFTV.com, February 18, 2010
WINTER GARDEN, Fla. -- Members of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit, the Winter Garden Police Department and the Ocoee Police Department executed a search warrant on a suspected methamphetamine lab on Pennsylvania Avenue in Winter Garden on Thursday morning. Read more.

2 Okeechobee men arrested in methamphetamine sale
TCPalm.com, January 29, 2010
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY — Authorities seized more than two dozen guns and turned up stolen goods during the Wednesday search of a home that followed a $2,000 methamphetamine purchase, according to an Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office release issued Friday. Read more.

Sheriff Warns Of New Meth Recipe Cooking
cfnews13.com, September 19, 2009
BARTOW -- A new recipe for methamphetamine is circulating, making it easier for addicts to get their hands on the potent drug. Read more.