What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Florida
My friend was taking part in a drug deal for a couple pills. He waited in his car in a parking lot and his connection came to the car and got the money and said that he would be back soon because he wasn't currently holding them and had to get them from another guy. His connection walked away and said he would be back in 5 minutes. After ten minutes my friend called him and his connection said "give me 2 minutes i am waking this guy up". Another ten minutes pass and my friend calls him again. This time a man asked who was calling and my friend gave his name. The person on the phone said he was detective ********* with the police. He informed my friend that the person who owns this phone was involved in an undercover drug sting and said they had been watching this place for 6 months and said that the recently arrested person asked that if someone called they be be informed what happened and to contact his girlfriend. The officer then accused my friend of being involved in the drug deal because he was calling the same time as the person was arrested for drugs. My friend said that the person arrested was just a friend and didn't even know that he did drugs and was just calling to see what he was up to today. The officer said it couldnt be a coincidence and that if my friend was involved in the drug deal he would find out. He pressed for more information and for my friend to confess, but he didnt. The officer didnt even make my friend give a last name. The officer then said he was giving the phone and other personal belongings of the person who was just arrested over to one of his friends. Does this mean that the police are done with the phone, and by extension, my friend? Is there any legal recourse the police can take if his connection decides to rat my friend out, seeing how it would be just his word against my friend? He also wants to know if this is grounds to get a search warrant. My friend is very scared because this is something he hardly ever does and wants to know if its possible for any charges to be brought against them or if the police can do anything at all to him, especially if the person arrested says that he was getting stuff for my friend. Im sorry this was so long, but i promised my friend i would try to find something out. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
My friend was taking part in a drug deal for a couple pills. He waited in his car in a parking lot and his connection came to the car and got the money and said that he would be back soon because he wasn't currently holding them and had to get them from another guy. His connection walked away and said he would be back in 5 minutes. After ten minutes my friend called him and his connection said "give me 2 minutes i am waking this guy up". Another ten minutes pass and my friend calls him again. This time a man asked who was calling and my friend gave his name. The person on the phone said he was detective ********* with the police. He informed my friend that the person who owns this phone was involved in an undercover drug sting and said they had been watching this place for 6 months and said that the recently arrested person asked that if someone called they be be informed what happened and to contact his girlfriend. The officer then accused my friend of being involved in the drug deal because he was calling the same time as the person was arrested for drugs. My friend said that the person arrested was just a friend and didn't even know that he did drugs and was just calling to see what he was up to today. The officer said it couldnt be a coincidence and that if my friend was involved in the drug deal he would find out. He pressed for more information and for my friend to confess, but he didnt. The officer didnt even make my friend give a last name. The officer then said he was giving the phone and other personal belongings of the person who was just arrested over to one of his friends. Does this mean that the police are done with the phone, and by extension, my friend? Is there any legal recourse the police can take if his connection decides to rat my friend out, seeing how it would be just his word against my friend? He also wants to know if this is grounds to get a search warrant. My friend is very scared because this is something he hardly ever does and wants to know if its possible for any charges to be brought against them or if the police can do anything at all to him, especially if the person arrested says that he was getting stuff for my friend. Im sorry this was so long, but i promised my friend i would try to find something out. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?