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.
The  old English mile  of the medieval and early modern periods varied but seems to have measured about 1.3 international miles (1.9 km). The English long continued the Roman computations of the mile as 5000 feet, 1000 paces, or 8 longer divisions, which they equated with their  furrow 's length or furlong.