Page 4 May 4, 2011
The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
Remembering the past
Lake Co. Man Busted By Levy Drug Task Force
The Levy County Sheriff s Office and the Chiefland Police Department conducted
a buy bust drug operation and arrested Joseph “Angel” Wright for trafficking in heroin and
oxycodone.
DTF utilized a confidential informant (CI) for the undercover drug deal. The CI
was issued 100 oxycodone pills for the purpose of trading them for heroin with Wright.
Wright met the CI at the Dawg House Bar in Fanning Springs and removed from his groin
area 20 doses of heroin and traded it for the 100 pills of oxycodone.
The heroin drug deal is very rare for Levy County. The last time DTF made a
heroin arrest was in 2003.
Inglis PD nabs speeding driver,
issues numerous drug charges
The Inglis Police Department arrested an Ina, FL woman on numerous drug charg-
es, May 1, when she was stopped for driving 80 mph in a 45 mph speed zone on U.S. Hwy.
19 near E. Cason Blvd. around 11:20 p.m. According to the arrest report, Dana Marie Duff,
24, was traveling north at a high rate of speed, and the officer acquired a stationary radar
reading of 80 mph on Duff s vehicle.
A traffic stop was made in the 19500 block of Hwy. 19. The report stated that Duff
“appeared very nervous,” and the officer detected a faint odor of cannabis, so he deployed
a certified narcotic detection K9 (dog) on the vehicle. The K9 alerted, several times, to
both the driver and passenger doors, which indicated the presence of narcotic odors, ac-
cording to the report. The driver was removed from the vehicle, and the officer searched
the driver s compartment. In Duff s purse (on the driver s floorboard), the officer located
two glass crack stems, 0.6 gram of crack cocaine, 0.8 gram of crystal methamphetamine,
a glass cannabis pipe, a prescription Xanax pill and several small bags of cannabis. In the
center console, the officer found a large plastic bag containing cannabis, a small ziploc bag
containing cannabis, and a ziploc bag containing two prescription Xanax pills. In a bag on
For almost a quarter century Scooter Haven off of Butler Rd Inglis had been a haven for those
the passenger seat, the officer found a cannabis grinder and a digital scale.
that love their motorcycles. Hidden back from traffic off the road on 40 acres, this gather-
The report stated “Due to the packaging (several small bags), amount, and the fact
ing spot in years past was as well known as most tourist stops to those that like 2 wheel
there was also a digital scale and grinder, it appeared that the the defendant (Duff) had the
transportation. Music could be heard quite a distance when the sounds were cranked up at
intent to sell said cannabis.” The total weight of the cannabis was 22.4 grams. Duff admitted
party time. Many benefits were held for some worthy causes. “The Ship Of Memories” located
to having possession of the cannabis and cocaine. She was transported to the Levy County
among the cabins, camp spots and buildings was the final resting place for the remains of
Jail and charged with possession Of cannabis with intent to sell, possession Of more than 20
bikers and friends who had passed on but wanted to join the others as this place to rest their
(22.4) grams of cannabis, possession Of 0.8 gram of crystal methamphetamine, possession
ashes forever. The woods are mostly quiet today but in the day, wall to wall bikers partied
Of 0.6 gram of crack cocaine, possession of prescription Xanax (3 pills) without a prescrip-
hearty and left their worries behind when they arrived. Sally Price Archives
tion, and possession Of drug paraphernalia. All drugs were positively tested or identified.
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