Hello everyone,
Evelyn here,
Below is the latest news release (June 8, 2006) from Charlie Crist, Florida's Attorney General. The article deals with the sentencing of a Lee County man for trafficking in heroin and cocaine.
In the article is a quote of Mr. Crist that a very similar to a statement I made in an earlier entry. In his quote, the Attorney General makes it clear that there are consequences awaiting those trafficking in the illegal drug trade.
We, the residents of this community, have the right to have our streets free of the illegal drugs trade and all the crime associated with it.
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Lee County Man Sentenced For Trafficking Heroin, Cocaine
TALLAHASSEE - Attorney General Charlie Crist today announced that a Lee County man was sentenced to six years in prison fortrafficking in heroin and cocaine. Domingo Molina pled guilty to trafficking in more than $3,000 worth of drugs. The case was prosecuted by Crist’s Office of Statewide Prosecution
An investigation that began in April 2005 identified Molina as the source of heroin that was being trafficked in Ft. Myers. With the help of a confidential informant, authorities conducted four controlled buys with Molina, purchasing more than half an ounce of heroin worth approximately $650.
"This sentence sends the message that peddling illegal narcotics has consequences," said Crist. “The battle to remove this poison from our communities will go on."
After the fourth controlled buy, the source informed investigators that Molina had both heroin and cocaine in his truck and wanted to sell it as soon as possible. The investigators followed Molina to a grocery store in Ft. Myers, where he was arrested. Authorities found approximately 15 grams of cocaine and five grams of heroin inside Molina’s pickup. The investigation was conducted by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit.
Molina pled guilty to three counts of trafficking in heroin, a first-degree felony, and two counts of sale or delivery of heroin and one count of possession of cocaine with the intent to sell or deliver, both second-degree felonies. In addition to his prison sentence, he was ordered to pay $50,000 in fines as well as investigative costs. The sentence was handed down by Lee County Circuit Court Judge Thomas S. Reese.
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Evelyn out.
