A woman in Florida was arrested at the end of last month after accidentally texting a law enforcement officer specializing in tracking down drug offenders. Octavia Wells, 41, was trying to purchase fentanyl before leaving town,

A woman faces charges after authorities said she accidentally texted a sheriff's investigator whose number she had saved from a previous interaction under his initials that were similar to her dealer.

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According to Florida police, Wells was charged with unlawful use of a two-way communication device, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving with a suspended license. Since her arrest, Wells posted $5,000 bond and was released, according to jail records. She is scheduled for a January 30 arraignment.

The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) announced Tuesday its conclusion of a long investigation into a drug trafficking organization in the Bay Area that operated the sale of fentanyl. According to the sheriff’s office,

Ramero M. Randolph, 36, sold fentanyl to a man who thought he was buying cocaine, resulting in the deaths of the buyer and a woman, a report states.

There is a quote that says, “The easy way to learn is from others mistakes, the hard way to learn is from your own mistakes, and the tragic way is not learning from either.”

Samantha Yi, 31, of Palm Beach County, has been sentenced to 24 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl that led to the death of a 10-month-old infant in Boynton Beach in 2022 According ...

A tech-challenged Florida woman accidentally texted a cop instead of her drug dealer to buy fentanyl — unwittingly narcing herself out, according to police who arrested her.