{"id":74968,"date":"2026-07-29T18:08:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T22:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=74968"},"modified":"2026-07-29T18:09:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T22:09:07","slug":"florida-grandmother-68-arrested-for-fentanyl-trafficking-in-polk-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/07\/29\/florida-grandmother-68-arrested-for-fentanyl-trafficking-in-polk-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Grandmother, 68, Arrested for Fentanyl Trafficking in Polk County"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A routine traffic stop in Lakeland ended with a 68-year-old Rotonda West woman facing a fentanyl-trafficking charge after deputies reported finding nearly 56 grams of the drug. The driver was also arrested on a suspended-license charge.<\/p>\n\n\n

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According to a July 29 post from Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd<\/a>, a deputy stopped a gray Honda HR-V Tuesday afternoon in Lakeland, where 68-year-old Cynthia Lee Green was riding as a passenger. Deputies said Green appeared nervous and tried to conceal a large bulge in her pocket before removing two plastic bags containing 55.90 grams of fentanyl and 2.14 grams of cocaine. Green was booked on charges of trafficking in fentanyl, possession of cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia, while 63-year-old Marc Kidwell of North Port was booked on the suspended-license charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why The Fentanyl Charge Is Serious<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Florida law allows prosecutors to charge someone with fentanyl trafficking when the alleged possession involves 4 grams or more, according to the Florida Senate\u2019s official statute page<\/a>. For 28 grams or more, the law sets a first-degree felony, a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years and a $500,000 fine if there is a conviction, putting the alleged amount in this case well above that threshold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arrests Are Not Convictions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Green and Kidwell were taken to the Polk County Sheriff\u2019s processing center and booked, according to the sheriff\u2019s post. The Polk County Sheriff\u2019s Office jail inquiry<\/a> cautions that an arrest does not establish guilt and that case outcomes must be obtained from the courts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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