A plane crash that killed a University of Tampa graduate who was one of the top officials in the war against drug trafficking appears to be an accident, but foreign investigators are in Mexico to rule out an attack by cartels, the transportation secretary said today. ...more

November 5, 2008

After he was released from prison and pardoned for drug trafficking last year, Richard Paey looked forward to many freedoms. ...more

November 2, 2008

TAMPA – Prosecutors don't want to tell John "Junior" Gotti about all the people who have turned on him. ...more

October 31, 2008

A Brooksville man accused of crashing a stolen truck into a deputy's patrol car in March was indicted Wednesday on charges of drug and gun trafficking, the U.S. attorney's office said. ...more

October 1, 2008

John A. "Junior" Gotti plotted with his father and other high-ranking members of the Gambino crime family to establish a foothold in Tampa by secretly investing in local businesses as far back as 1989, federal prosecutors say in a new court filing. ...more

September 26, 2008

John A. "Junior" Gotti plotted with his father and other high-ranking members of the Gambino crime family to establish a foothold in Tampa by secretly investing in local businesses as far back as 1989, federal prosecutors say in a new court filing. ...more

September 25, 2008

The narcotics-sniffing dog Zuul smells drugs on almost every car he checks. But that does not necessarily mean there are drugs on board. ...more

September 21, 2008

MANATEE COUNTY - A 74-year-old Manatee County man was sentenced Friday to nearly 20 years in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking organization. ...more

September 20, 2008

A federal judge sentenced a 74-year-old man to nearly 20 years in prison today for his long involvement in a drug-trafficking organization. ...more

September 19, 2008

In a drug case, a former Pasco County detention deputy was sentenced Friday to home detention and a former sheriff's deputy pleaded guilty. ...more

September 13, 2008