Man arrested in marijuana laden plane crash in North Port
Richard Mihalko, 39, of Pheusa Florida, was arrested after a twin engine Cessna 421 A crash landed in a drainage ditch near I 75 and Toledo Blade Boulevard Sunday night. The plane carried more than 1500 pounds of marijuana and Mihalko fled on foot before being detained for trespassing at Jim Walton ranch. Police and federal agents pursued the case, questioning Mihalko who claimed hog hunting and drinks, while the search for the pilot continued.
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Richard Mihalko
Pequesta, Fla
North Port
General Development Corporation
Mihalko
Interstate 75
Toledo Blade Boulevard
U.S
Venice
Jim Walton
Sarasota County
Angelo Favara
Sarasota
Favara
Osprey
Florida
Walton
Bob Pearson
Pearson
Narcotics Unit Planned to Target South County Trafficking
Detectives argue a regional narcotics unit combining Venice North Port Sarasota County and Charlotte could curb drug trafficking as planes and vessels are impounded in local hotspots. They note three loads recently slipped through and urge coordinated enforcement to stop smuggling and street deals before violence or larger seizures escalate.
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Suncoast
Uel
Venice
North Port
Sarasota County
Charlotte
Jim Hardcastle
Sarasota
South County
Venice Marina
U.S
Prison relocatable confinement facilities planned
Carson announced $7.3 million relocatable confinement facilities to house nearly 300 beds. The modules, manufactured in Chicago and California, are installed where needed and finished to resemble conventional concrete buildings.
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McElmurray
Carson
Chicago
California
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