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US Coast Guard makes record seizure of illegal drugs off Florida coast | Florida

US Coast Guard makes record seizure of illegal drugs off Florida coast | Florida

The US coast guard announced on Monday that it had seized more than 76,000lbs of illegal drugs off the coast of Florida – marking the largest drug offload in the 110-year history of the maritime law enforcement agency. According to a news release from the branch of the US military, officials offloaded approximately 61,740lbs of cocaine and approximately 14,400lbs of …

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Record drug haul seized by US Coast Guard was enough to ‘fatally overdose the entire population’ of Florida, official says

Record drug haul seized by US Coast Guard was enough to ‘fatally overdose the entire population’ of Florida, official says

Facebook Tweet Email Link A US Coast Guard cutter on Monday unloaded a record haul of illegal drugs that, if it had made it to the streets, would represent around 23 million deadly doses of cocaine, the service said. The cutter Hamilton offloaded about 61,740 pounds of cocaine and 14,400 pounds of marijuana at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, around …

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Florida paints Pulse crosswalk black again after protesters colored it rainbow

Florida paints Pulse crosswalk black again after protesters colored it rainbow

The Florida Transportation Department on Sunday once again painted over a rainbow crosswalk in Orlando that was part of the Pulse Memorial after protesters filled it in with multicolored chalk. The Transportation Department initially painted the rainbow crosswalk black and white late Wednesday. The multicolored crosswalk was created in 2017 as part of a memorial for the 49 people fatally …

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Florida State Releases Official Depth Chart For Season Opener vs. Alabama – 247Sports

Florida State Releases Official Depth Chart For Season Opener vs. Alabama  247Sports If Alabama’s a championship contender, it’ll show up on the road  AL.com FSU releases depth chart for Alabama game  Tomahawk Nation I like FSU football’s swagger, freshman talent, but still wondering about team’s depth  Tallahassee Democrat BREAKING: Florida State Seminoles release depth chart for Alabama game  On3 Source link

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Florida Cops Turn Traffic Stops Into Deportations – The Wall Street Journal

Florida Cops Turn Traffic Stops Into Deportations  The Wall Street Journal DeSantis: Nearly 200 arrested in ongoing ICE operation in Florida Panhandle  WEAR-TV FHP arrests 200 for immigration violations across Panhandle in ‘new chapter’ for agency  Pensacola News Journal DeSantis touts Florida Highway Patrol actions against undocumented immigrants  WKMG Immigration efforts continue in Florida despite judge’s ruling  Florida Phoenix Source link

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Styx co-founder Chuck Panozzo lists ‘private tropical’ Florida home for $1.75M

Styx co-founder Chuck Panozzo lists ‘private tropical’ Florida home for .75M

David Dworkin on housing trends Styx co-founder Chuck Panozzo has put his Asian-inspired South Florida home on the market for $1.75 million.  The two-bedroom, three-bathroom home is filled with a tropical Zen ambiance, including a swimming pool, koi ponds, Buddhas, topiaries and several sculptures.  The 1,608-square-foot Florida home is listed by ONE Sotheby’s International Realty, and is described as a …

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Truck driver, accused in fatal Florida crash and by Trump administration of being in U.S. illegally, denied bond

Truck driver, accused in fatal Florida crash and by Trump administration of being in U.S. illegally, denied bond

A truck driver accused of making an illegal U-turn that killed three people in Florida last week was denied bond Saturday. The crash sparked a clash between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom over Harjinder Singh, a native of India, obtaining a work permit and driver’s license in the state. The Trump administration says …

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Truck driver in fatal Florida crash is denied bond

Truck driver in fatal Florida crash is denied bond

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A truck driver accused of making an illegal U-turn that killed three people in Florida last week was denied bond Saturday. The crash sparked a clash between U.S. Department of Homeland Security and California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom over Harjinder Singh, a native of India, obtaining a work permit and driver’s license in the state. …

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Florida Paints Over Rainbow Memorial for Victims of Pulse Nightclub Shooting – The New York Times

Florida Paints Over Rainbow Memorial for Victims of Pulse Nightclub Shooting  The New York Times Defiant protesters repaint Pulse Memorial crosswalk in rainbow colors after state covers it  FOX 35 Orlando FDOT orders Tallahassee remove artistic crosswalks after federal order  WCTV Fort Lauderdale mayor, Miss Bouvèè speak out against Florida order to remove rainbow crosswalks — even at Pulse memorial  WPLG Local 10 Florida …

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