Operation Smoking Gun targeted weapons and gangs in Broward County Dozens of criminals have been arrested and charged with a slew of offenses related to drugs, illegal gun dealing and identity theft, law enforcement officials said Friday.
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Dozens arrested and hundreds of guns taken off streets of Fort Lauderdale (Sun-Sentinel)
More than 30 suspects face federal charges in a yearlong anti-gang operation that ended in the confiscation of thousands of pills and hundreds of guns.
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Anti-Gang Operation Nets Drugs, Guns (Local 10 Miami)
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State report also highlights ongoing problem in Palm Beach County The so-called “nation’s pill mill” that is Broward County again leads the state in overdoses involving several prescription medications, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement reported Tuesday.
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Broward leads state in Rx pill overdose deaths (Sun-Sentinel)
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A Broward County grand jury issued a damning report Thursday bemoaning the explosion of illegal painkillers sold through Broward pain clinics — and warning that reforms passed by the Legislature may not be enough.
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Broward grand jury recommend pain clinic reforms (Miami Herald)
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Broward County sheriff’s deputy has been arrested for alleged burglary, armed extortion and drug possession.
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Broward deputy arrested on extortion, drug charges (WTSP-TV Tampa)
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