HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Three men living in Hillsborough County have been arrested and charged with allegedly trafficking fentanyl during a multi-agency investigation where 10 kilograms of fentanyl were seized.
During a press conference Tuesday, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said two of the men were residing in the U.S. illegally from Mexico.
The investigation revealed the seized fentanyl was illegally brought into the U.S. from the Sinaloa, Mexico region by the Sinaloa Cartel. The sheriff said the drugs went to Compton, California; to Riverview, Florida; and then to Polk County.
The street value of the 10 kilograms of fentanyl is approximately $2.5 million, which is enough to kill 5 million Floridians, according to the sheriff’s office.
10 kilos of fentanyl seized in Polk, two of three men charged are in the U.S. illegally: sheriff
Fentanyl by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is licensed under Flickr Creative Commons
Fentanyl by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is licensed under Flickr Creative Commons
Source:
Florida’s Voice
