TAMPA - Investigators looking in a home where they thought they would find the breeder of pit bulls bred for fighting also discovered three pounds of marijuana, Tampa police say. ...more

June 17, 2008

TAMPA - Police have charged four people with conspiring to purchase 21 pounds of marijuana for $59,000, arrest records show. ...more

June 14, 2008

A 3-year-old thoroughbred mare confiscated Feb. 17 by Hillsborough County deputies was donated Thursday to the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranch in Live Oak. ...more

June 13, 2008

TAMPA A 3-year-old thoroughbred mare confiscated Feb. 17 by Hillsborough County deputies will be donated today to the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranch in Live Oak. The horse, whose name is Tiltaladin Secret, was confiscated when an off-duty detective discovered a marijuana smuggling ring, deputies say. The detective, John Masson, saw a vehicle-horse trailer near his home, driving around appearing to be lost, about 1 a.m., said Maj. Paul Davis of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. ...more

June 12, 2008

TAMPA - Deputies say that while executing a search warrant at a Temple Terrace home Wednesday morning, they found owner David Smiles had about 280 marijuana plants inside. ...more

May 22, 2008

PHOENIX - A Lakeland man was arrested after Arizona highway patrol officers seized an estimated 4,100 pounds of marijuana early Saturday during a traffic stop north of Phoenix. ...more

May 4, 2008

Four people are in custody after police busted a grow house operation in Brooksville Thursday. ...more

February 22, 2008

If Timothy Stacy is wondering who tipped off authorities who say he had a marijuana grow house operation, here's the answer: Rep. Peter Nehr, R-Tarpon Springs. ...more

February 21, 2008

If Timothy Stacy is wondering who tipped off authorities who say he had a marijuana grow house operation, the person he should blame is the local state house representative. ...more

February 20, 2008

Three men were arrested and about 900 pounds of marijuana seized Sunday after Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office deputies served a search warrant at a ranch-style home north of Plant City. ...more

February 17, 2008