Note that in most cases, when charges are sent to a federal grand jury, an indictment is nearly always the result. The federal government has plenty of resources to gather evidence against you in court. Federal drug cases are usually larger cases that involve trafficking and distributing large amounts of drugs.
The 5-furlong (1006 m) post on Epsom Downs. A furlong is a unit for measuring distance. It is part of the Imperial and United States customary systems. It is equal to 660 feet or 201.168 metres. There are eight furlongs in a mile.
Old English furlang measure of distance of roughly 220 yards, originally the length of a furrow in the common field of 10 acres, from furh furrow + lang long.. The acre of the common field being variously measured, the furlong was fixed 9c. on the classical stadium, one-eighth of a Roman mile.