Reported by Dave D’Marko
ORLANDO -- A City Council candidate with a platform against drug abuse has been arrested, accused of trafficking hydrocodone.
According to the Orlando Sentinel, Ezell “E-Z” Harris was arrested on charges relating to the powerful prescription narcotic found in such prescription drugs as Vicodin.
Harris is running against Orlando Commissioner Daisy Lynum for her District 5 seat in a March 2010 election.
Agents with the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation said they conducted a four-month investigation, where they made controlled buys from Harris at his Orlando home and his Internet travel business based in Parramore.
The MBI said Harris sold oxycodone, methadone and Xanex -- three leading killers from drug abuse, all ahead of cocaine, according to the Florida Medical Examiner’s Office.
Harris apparently knew the killing power of the drugs, as the information is still posted on his Web site, where he said how more needs to done to stop prescription drug abuse.
Authorities said they were still sifting through evidence seized at Harris’ home and business, but he currently faces four charges, including trafficking and possession.
Harris’ posted bond late Friday night, and was quite outspoken as he walked out of jail, saying someone was out to get him.
“I’m here because of political, you can say, persecution, but I think it’s a political vendetta that I ended up here,” Harris said. “So that’s basically what I have to say about that. It won’t happen again. I’ll keep a sharper eye, but people need to know what took place, and that my campaign was a very serious campaign, and they feared that I would win.”
Harris said he will make a decision on his political future over the weekend, but said his name will still be on the ballot.
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