Jacksonville sheriff: Trio distributed up to 30 kilos of cocaine per week

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Active work sergeant among 27 arrested connected charges of trafficking & conspiracy to postulation cocaine

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Guns, drugs seized successful Jacksonville Sheriff's Office narcotics operation.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – An probe by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Major Case Narcotics Unit aimed astatine dismantling a section cause trafficking ringing has netted 27 felony arrests, Sheriff Mike Williams revealed during a Thursday quality conference.

The arrests are related to a bust that News4JAX archetypal reported past week, involving six cardinal Florida men.

Williams said that successful April, JSO began its probe successful April. Investigators identified 3 main sources of proviso coming from Orlando, identified arsenic Israel Garcia, Derek Morales and Omar Rodrigues. He said the men were bringing successful 15 to 30 kilos of cocaine per week.

Photo of arrests successful JSO cause trafficking operation.

“These 3 individuals led precise akin operations, and were the main supplier of cocaine for respective trafficking organizations that were operating successful Jacksonville,” Williams said.

The kilos that were being brought in, the sheriff said, were being breached down and sold connected the streets of Jacksonville.

The cocaine would beryllium shipped arsenic acold distant arsenic New York City and Colorado, Williams said. In Colorado, an progressive work Army sergeant was arrested successful the probe He was identified arsenic Kevin Marquez. Arrests were besides made successful Puerto Rico.

Williams said constabulary besides seized ace cocaine, meth, marijuana, thousands of dollars successful cash, 22 guns, 9 cars, a vessel and a pitchy ski.