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Tip leads to drug arrests
Published Friday, November 13, 2009
Thanks to a confidential tip and fast action by law enforcement, two people are in jail on drug charges after they were caught allegedly selling drugs from Florala’s Lakeview Motel.
Florala Police Chief Sonny Bedsole said the incident occurred about 11:30 p.m. Thursday, when officers “got information from a confidential source that said there was a guy selling drugs out of room No. 4.”
“The source said outright he had witnessed a sale, and that is unacceptable in Florala,” Bedsole said.
Bedsole said he then contacted the Alabama Beverage Control Board for its assistance in performing an “undercover buy.”
“Agent Marvin Williford, acting in an undercover capacity, went in and bought four Lortabs from Willie Jo Cook,” he said. “When the purchase was complete, officers headed back and knocked on the door. Cook opened the door and was taken into custody.”
Cook, 32, of Honoraville, Ala., is charged with distribution of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was booked into the Covington County Jail and held on a $23,000 bond.
Bedsole said a female, later identified as Tammy Thomas, 38, of Laurel Hill, Fla., was also in the room. She was charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia and held on a $13,000 bond.
“This was a case of knowing that the suspect was only going to be there for a short period of time and it was a tip that had to be acted on quickly,” he said.
Bedsole said anyone who suspects drug activity in Florala is asked to call his office at 334-858-3245.
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Posted by biscuitsandhoovergravy (anonymous) on November 14, 2009 at 9:53 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Is Lortab considered a "bad drug"?
Whenever I hear or read an article about drugs I cant help but think of the quote by the legendary Rick James..."that cocaine's a helluva drug".
Posted by lulubell (anonymous) on November 14, 2009 at 11:16 a.m. (Suggest removal)
It is a controlled narcotic and yes lortab can be considered a bad drug. It can be a bad drug if it is not prescribed for the person buying/selling the pill(s). That makes it illegal. Lortab can become habit forming you can become addicted to it so easily if you are not careful. It also is a mind altering drug.
Posted by sponqebob (anonymous) on November 15, 2009 at 3:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)
......bis consider this....drug1 /drʌg/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [druhg] Show IPA noun, verb, drugged, drug⋅ging.
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–noun 1. Pharmacology. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well-being.
2. (in federal law) a. any substance recognized in the official pharmacopoeia or formulary of the nation.
b. any substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or other animals.
c. any article, other than food, intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of humans or other animals.
d. any substance intended for use as a component of such a drug, but not a device or a part of a device.
3. a habit-forming medicinal or illicit substance, esp. a narcotic.
4. drugs, a. chemical substances prepared and sold as pharmaceutical items, either by prescription or over the counter.
b. personal hygienic items sold in a drugstore, as toothpaste, mouthwash, etc.
5. Obsolete. any ingredient used in chemistry, pharmacy, dyeing, or the like.
–verb (used with object) 6. to administer a medicinal drug to.
7. to stupefy or poison with a drug.
8. to mix (food or drink) with a drug, esp. a stupefying, narcotic, or poisonous drug.
9. to administer anything nauseous to.
—Verb phrase
10. drug up, to take a narcotic drug: The addict prowled about for a place to drug up.
—Idiom
11. drug on the market, a commodity that is overabundant or in excess of demand in the market. Also, drug in the market.
Posted by dixiemomma (anonymous) on November 15, 2009 at 4:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)
This has got to be one of the dumbest drug dealers of all time.
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