Semi with 230 pounds marijuana stopped in Broward
The Broward Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration arrested a Hialeah man and his uncle Tuesday for transporting 230 pounds of marijuana into South Florida from Texas. 
Ramiro Rodriguez of Hialeah was driving a semi-truck on Florida’s Turnpike Tuesday afternoon when he was stopped. The Florida Department of Transportation assisted in the stop. Enrique Rodriguez was following behind in GMC Yukon. Inside the 53-foot Freightliner tractor trailer, detectives found 198 individually-wrapped packages of marijuana concealed in the ceiling. There was nothing else inside.
The arrests are part of a large-scale, ongoing investigation. Detectives believe the two are part of a larger group of drug runners who have been bringing cocaine, heroin and marijuana into South Florida for about 10 years.
In addition to the drugs, the tractor trailer and the Yukon, about $1,500 in cash was seized.
Both men were charged with drug trafficking.
College Board Recognizes Fort Lauderdale High School with 2012 Gaston Caperton Inspiration Award of $25,000
Fort Lauderdale High School is one of three exceptional high schools in the country named by the College Board as Gaston Caperton Inspiration Award winners for improving their academic environments and helping underserved students achieve equitable access to higher education, overcoming remarkable obstacles in the process. College Board officials thisRead more
Tamarac one of several Broward cities names “Most Playful”
Today’s children spend less time playing outside than any previous generation, but 213 cities and towns, including Tamarac, earned recognition from national non-profit KaBOOM! as 2012 Playful City USA communities for their efforts to increase play opportunities for children. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, play is critical toRead more
Coral Springs Drive cleanup scheduled this weekend
Due to inclement weather, the City has rescheduled the Coral Springs Drive Cleanup for May 19, originally scheduled for April 28. Volunteers will help clean up Coral Springs Drive between Riverside Drive to Atlantic Boulevard and Cypress Park to Royal Palm Boulevard. The cleanup will from 9 a.m. to 1Read more
