by dmorton
WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Congressman Hal Rogers (KY-05) has called on Florida Gov. Rick Scott to reconsider his proposal to repeal Florida’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP). In a letter to Gov. Scott on February 17, Rogers, co-chair of the Congressional...
by dmorton
INEZ – A Martin County man faces drug and possibly other charges following an investigation by Operation UNITE. More than $10,000 in cash, 14 guns and approximately 50 assorted pills – including Roxycodone, Xanax and Opana – in an unmarked bottle were confiscated by...
by dmorton
OWINGSVILLE – Calls to Operation UNITE’s drug tip line resulted in the arrest of two individuals on Wednesday, February 2. UNITE detectives, along with U.S. Forest Service Special Agent Kenneth Scarberry, began their investigation a day after receiving the complaint...
by dmorton
LYNCH – A large quantity of crack cocaine and cash were confiscated following the search of a Harlan County residence on Friday, January 28. Operation UNITE charged 23-year-old Abdulkadir Mahmed Areys of Knoxville, Tennessee, with one count of first-degree trafficking...
by dmorton
Critics of legislation that would require a prescription for pseudoephedrine-containing products – the key ingredient in methamphetamine production – don’t have their facts correct, according to the head of a regional anti-drug organization. “By regulating a small...
