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 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.

A mom tested positive for fentanyl the same day her 2-year-old son died of a fentanyl and xylazine overdose, Florida authorities said. Melissa Rae Harper, 43, has now been charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced Jan. 17.

Four South Floridians receive prison sentences for distributing drugs, including fentanyl, linked to fatal overdoses.

“On December 31 ... a local woman reached out through text messaging to someone she believed was a drug dealer. The woman was looking for fentanyl to purchase before leaving town,” the Bay County Sheriff’s Office said in a Jan. 6 news release. “She had accidentally reached the phone of a narcotics investigator at the Bay County Sheriff’s Office.”

Take Dominick Dinunzio for example, who keeps mething up over and over again and this time got busted for Trafficking in Meth and Trafficking In Fentanyl. [...]

A Florida woman was arrested for the death of her 2-year-old so, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. The boy died from a combined drug intoxication of fentanyl and xylazine, officials said.

Almost every year, the Florida Legislature adds a new substance to the list of drugs carrying tough mandatory-minimum sentences. And like clockwork, every year, drug cartel cooks change a molecule

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.

A new state-wide report released by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody Thursday reveals a promising downward trend in opioid-related deaths.

Attorney General Ashley Moody held a press conference Thursday morning to provide updates on the Florida fentanyl crisis.

A Florida woman was arrested after accidentally texting a narcotics investigator while trying to buy drugs, authorities said.