Danielle2.5 Tons Pot250,000 Quaaludes1979, Officers Mark Walker and Doug Smith Sugarloaf Key 1980. Letters to the editor with pictures since 2002. A police K-9 sniffed out more than six ounces of cocaine inside a car during a traffic stop. Coast guard members work to free the entangled turtle from the bundles of drugs. On Friday afternoon, Alvarez-Bermudez remained jailed without bond at the Stock Island Detention Center. Box 713Fisherman Greg Collazo, 25, Gulf Crain HamitFisherman Bernardo Lewis Valiente, 25, 300 East 63rdSt. Dade County residents arrested were: Orlando Vidal Maldonado, 42, 1265 W. Fourth LaneNestor Fernandez, 30, 4572 SW 127th Ct.Coral Fish Market owner Raul Hernandez, 44, 3811 SW88th PlaceRolando Aguiar, 30, 4132 SW 102nd CourtCatalino Rioseco Chambrot, 35, 10351 SW 56th St.Angel Cruz, 29, 2421 SW 129th Ave.Fisherman Carmelo Fernandez, 28, 5472 SW 127th Ct. Robert Brown, a convicted felon, along with font-size:11.0pt; The two closed body trucks, both painted white, were former Sears vehicles, authorities said. If you have any information about Berumen and if you know of his whereabouts, please call FDLE," Special Agent in Charge Eli Lawson said. He was arrested and charged with trafficking cocaine. Keys woman facing numerous drug counts after pot smell leads to pills, cocaine. Pacheco told cops the gun belonged to the 17-year-old, who was also arrested and turned over to juvenile justice authorities, Adam Linhardt, sheriffs office spokesman, said. mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; Square Grouper is not an un-hip fish. Miami's independent source of A 35-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman were arrested following a search of their residence The individual noticed a large black bundle wrapped in tape & contacted local authorities. "Twenty-four suspects were arrested but one gang member remains at large: 39-year-old Efren Berumen from Kissimmee, Florida. Nearly $80,000 worth of drugs discovered along the coastline in the #FloridaKeys since start of May. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. A police K-9 sniffed out more than six ounces of cocaine inside a car during a traffic stop. They also confiscated 36 pounds of crystal meth, two kilograms of cocaine, over one kilogram of heroin, three kilograms of fentanyl, $108,000 in cash and 21 guns and ammunition - all in just three months. Several weapons were also found at the scene. "I been to the border twice, so I saw how it's coming in. I was with him almost every day during that time and knew the full cast of characters. WebFLORIDA KEYS, Fla. (WSVN) The Monroe County Sheriffs Office carried out a drug bust. K9 Coral with drugs seized during March 15 traffic stop. The woman in the front seat was not arrested, nor was the 15-year-old. WebIn all, 30 people were charged in U.S. District Court with drug trafficking. X-NONE Stock Island Residents: Fisherman Paco Novalas, 23, 221 Stock Island ApartmentsConstruction worker Ralph Jesus Valdez, 37, 5 SunshineSt.Richard Lee Mungin, 37, No. He plans to break records, These Florida spots, one in the Keys, made the best beaches list. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? On foot and in boats, law officers surprised the smugglers, shutting off their escape by land and sea. Police in Florida issued arrest warrants for over 100 members of a suspected drug gang on Wednesday and seized enough fentanyl to wipe out a large county. Authorities say they then found the following in the Camry: In addition to the trafficking charge, Gesell also faces charges of possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance (pills) without a prescription and possession of drug paraphernalia. FDOT Gives Update on Project's Progress, Credit Card Balances Reach New Record High. He was arrested on charges of possession of cocaine with the intent to sell, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of drug paraphernalia. mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; Tipsters may remain anonymous. Authorities confiscated 500 50-pound bales of pot, a 40-foot Marathon-based lobster boat, the Miss Lucy, two trucks, a 1980 Ford van, a Chevy pickup with a camper, a 1979 gold Cadillac and two 24- foot T-craft, boats designed for back-country fishing that arepopularwith smugglers because they can haul huge loads over shallow water at high speed. I was with five of the 29 the night before in the lawyers Eden Pines home (the lawyer wasnt there) snorting coke, smoking pot and drinking booze and trying to get out of there with my ass in one piece. WSVN-TVSunbeam Television Corp Nelson Alvarez-Bermudez, of Big Coppitt Key, was jailed Thursday after the Monroe County Sheriffs Offices SWAT team, along with state and federal agents, found him at home at about 6:40 a.m. and served a warrant. They were expensive guns. At Least two, he said, had satin steel finish with pearl handles. This page is compiled mostly from Major Seals scrapbook that he wasgraciousenough to share with us. The Smith and Wesson was in the center console of the car, Faison said. Friday night, it became clear they were about to hit pay dirt, and officers added men to their stakeout in a posh neighborhood along a mangrove swamp just north of U.S. 1. The driver was a 43-year-old man from Miami. Hes the uncle of County Commissioner Jerry Hernandez and the brother of former Key West police Chief Eugene Hernandez: Manuel Sanchez, 57, manager of the mens department at Key Wests Sears Roebuck & Co. store in Searstown Plaza on North Roosevelt Boulevard, and his brother Antonio, 54, a jewelry salesman. mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; Copyright 2023 Local10.com is published by WPLG INC., a Berkshire Hathaway company. They captured 29 smugglers, and only missedtwo who swam away. Last week the U.S. Coast Guard seized what it deemed to be. The 30 persons arrested were booked at the Monroe County Jail and questioned before being sent to a U.S. magistrate for bond hearings Saturday night. Newsroom: (305) 795-2777. Ingesting as little as 0.25 milligrams can be fatal. {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; "We have seen our seizures in Flagler County is up over 500 percent so far this year compared to all of last year," Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said. The 30 suspects surrendered peacefully. mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; Dealers are also disguising the drugs to look like candy. Alvarez-Bermudez is a convicted felon, so his possession of the gun drew a felony charge. mso-style-noshow:yes; WebTwo men and a woman were arrested on multiple drug violations. The law caught on fast and the days of the cowboys didnt last much longer. Coral joined the Monroe County Sheriffs Office this past fall, and it wasnt long before she was racking up drug busts. He didnt. 0 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams said a long-term drug investigation took down a major drug distribution ring in Jacksonville consisting of 27 arrests. Deputy Megan Faison wrote in her report that she asked a 22-year-old female passenger in the front seat to roll her window all the way down so he could safely look inside the car, since it had dark tinted windows. A major drug operation in the Keys was disrupted Friday, leading to the arrest of six people on multiple drug-related charges. Whos there, the agent was asked in Spanish. Whoever loaned his van or truck to a smuggler didnt even have to be there to make $10,000. WebPolice in the Florida Keys arrested two men this week after discovering large amounts of cash, drugs, and illegally harvested lobsters in their vehicle. Over the years, illegal drugs lots of them have been seized or discovered off Florida's shorelines. There were kidnappings among that crowd, but that is another story and has nothing to do with this one. Before joining the Herald, he covered Congress, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy in Washington, D.C. "We must have strict enforcement for these dealers and treatment for those who have become addicted.. Geiger Key Resident: Jamardo, 10 Egret Lane, Key West Residents: Francisco Hernandez, 3000 Flagler Ave.Antonio Hernandez, 1803 Atlantic Blvd.Sergio Galvan, 373E Paula St.Domingo Galvan, 1612 United St.Richard Allen Shank, 3533 Flagler Ave.Manuel Sanchez, 1122 Watson St.Antonio Sanchez, 1803 Atlantic Blvd. Colorful pills drive new warnings about deadliest drug in the US. WebA Florida Keys man was pulled over by Monroe County sheriffs deputies, who said they found a lot of marijuana, several handguns and two runaways from Miami-Dade County. Courtesy U.S. Coast Guard Last week the U.S. Coast Guard seized what it mso-style-parent:""; table.MsoNormalTable RELATED: Deadly dupes: Nationwide spike in mass-overdoses, teen deaths due to fentanyl-laced drugs, DEA says. Whats that smell in the Florida Keys? "Several of the suspects arrested today were arrested previously in this investigation for drug related charges and were released after posting lowered bonds.". A man going out on the smugglers mother ship could make a quick $100,000. All rights reserved, What's With the Construction on I-95 in Broward? It was a routine bust.. Gwen Filosa covers Key West and the Lower Florida Keys for FLKeysNews.com and the Miami Herald and lives in Key West. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. The situation changed dramatically as Forbes tried to run away after a deputy found a suspicious package during a pat down. Switchboard: (305) 751-6692 The 104 arrest warrants concluded a months-long investigation by the Brevard County Sheriff's Office into an organization suspected of "distributing kilogram quantities" of heroin, methamphetamine and fentanyl -- a synthetic opioid that can be up to 100 times more powerful than morphine, police said. The long process known as coking in police language continued into the evening hours Saturday at the Monroe County Sheriffs Department 30 men rounded up during a pre-dawn marijuana bust were being questioned by officials. Deputies ran a check on their names and found out they were runaways from Dade, Faison said. A very special thanks to Major Monty Seals who ran theoperation. We didnt fire a single shot, a Customs agent said. The site is an isolated lagoon on Florida Bay. Pacheco does not have a concealed carry permit for the weapon, according to the report. Its like a big family reunion with five or sixfamilies, said another officer, gazing at the crowd ofkin that included two defendants in this yearscelebrated Key West Cop Case. Dyer is Howards boyfriend, according to the sheriffs office. Officials say they havent been able to destroy it because of a paperwork backlog. ; Ralph Jesus Valdez, 37, No. Normal Two teenage boys, ages 15 and 17, were sitting in the backseat. The suspects were identified by authorities as Misty Marie Howard, 39, of Big Pine Key, who had a warrant for trafficking in heroin, trafficking in methamphetamines and possession of a controlled substance. According to authorities, deputies spotted Howard driving a black BMW south on U.S. 1 around 2:40 p.m. Monday. WebThe U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday that it was offloading a record-shattering amount of cocaine and marijuana at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Brandy Victoria Gesell, 38, was arrested after a traffic stop Thursday night on Big Pine Key. a whopping$1.4 billion worth of cocaine and weed. A major drug operation in the Keys was disrupted Friday, leading to the arrest of six people on multiple drug-related charges. During the wait, the lobby at the department filled with relatives, friends of the arrested men and interested on-lookers. Marathon Residents:Edward Ronan, 57, Tarpon LodgeRafael Francisco Lopez, 42, P.O. Based on anonymous tips, Customs, Sheriffs Department and Marine Patrol aircraft began watching the Big Pine Key area, officials said. ~Editor. Other than those listed previously, also arrested were: Vincente Jose Martinez, 36, 3817 Northside Ct.; Antonio Sanchez, 54, 1803 Atlantic Blvd. pic.twitter.com/ih10AhQAlx. WebRobertson & Hunter, LLP 501 Whitehead St., Ste. At age 71, this Florida Keys man is working steady in the drug-dealing game, police say. That evil gun-toting bunch of psychopaths scared the hell out of me. They successfully evacuated the building, removed and destroyed the device. Police in Florida arrested two men this week after discovering large amounts of cash, marijuana, and illegally harvested lobsters in their vehicle. The illegal Detectives said the organization was obtaining large quantities of drugs from overseas and distributing them throughout Brevard County, which is about 50 miles east of Orlando. line-height:115%; As lawmen gathered near the off-loading site on the bayside of Big Pine Key, a Customs agent was approached by one of the alleged offenders. Police arrested 100 suspects and seized enough drugs to wipe out a large county. WebDrugs seized by the U.S. Border Patrol in Monroe County. The 29s lawyer knew about the smuggle. Monroe County Sheriffs Office deputies were praising K9 Coral on Tuesday. Horace Calhoun, Clarence Moore, Jr. and Shamichael Johnson were all at the apartment and taken into custody. Coral the K9 helped catch two suspected drug traffickers in the Florida Keys on Monday. These Valuable Pennies Are Worth Thousands, Miami-Dade Mayor, State Attorney Announce New Measures to Protect HOA Residents, Teen in Vicious Attack on Florida Teacher's Aide to Be Charged as Adult, Given $1M Bond, Ex-UM Football Player Accused of Killing Teammate Granted $850K Bond. 2: Drug Bust at Haulover Marina. On Wednesday, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced the arrest of a massive violent gang operation in Florida linked to a Mexican drug cartel, WESH reported. These werent Saturday night specials, the deputy, said. #breakingnews #florida. Some of the many boats confiscated during the smuggling days and their captured loads are shown below. He plans to break records, These Florida spots, one in the Keys, made the best beaches list. Inside the bag, deputies found 37 liquid marijuana cartridges used for vaping. As the Marine Patrol or Customs would be speeding to intercept a pot boat the people on the pot boat would throw the bales off as fast as they could, trying to get rid of the evidence. Amanda Batchelor is the Digital Executive Producer for Local10.com. Everyones a good friend or family of a number ofpeople. Sheriff William A. Freeman said of thesuspects, who were greeted by about 40 red-eyedrelatives at the Monroe County jail as they were booked. They were too many of them and they were too obvious. font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; Miami was snubbed, Florida Keys firefighter arrested after deputies say she beat her wife outside a bar, Human smuggling, a truck and a school bus: A Broward child rapist goes back behind bars. Dozens of them were taken into custody and bused to prison, including the six alleged ringleaders. EN-US The tension and violence in the air was awful for a hippy like me. WebNo. This time she alerted deputies to drugs inside a Lexus and a BMW that were pulled over Monday afternoon on Big Pine Key. Copyright 2022 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved. In January she also was credited with helping catch a suspected cocaine dealer. X-NONE mso-para-margin-top:0in; Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. There also were grandfathers, a plumber, a power companyengineer, a crewman from the first vessel to arrive inKey West in the Cuban boatlift last March, and thebrother he brought back from Cuba. Two men and a woman were arrested on multiple drug violations. BIG PINE KEY, Fla. Just days after helping bust a woman for drug possession in the Florida Keys, Monroe County Sheriffs Office K9 Coral is at it again. I was just a hanger-on, not a player. Bert Thompson waited for a list of the names of those arrested and the charges to be filed. Copyright 2021 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved. mso-pagination:widow-orphan; The search by Special Operations detectives revealed a crack cocaine lab at the 2nd street location that contained powdered cocaine, crack cocaine and about 350 grams of marijuana packaged for sale. The owner of a shrimp boat that was seized off Texas last year with 33 tons of marijuana aboard. Its coming from Cuba, weather forecasters say, Body found floating in channel off Key West, Monroe County Sheriffs Office says, A coconut tree farm caught fire in South Miami-Dade. and help keep the future of New Times, Use of this website constitutes acceptance of our. Reed Bryan Bell, 55, of Islamorada, was also arrested on a charge of possession of a controlled substance and Markus Dyer, 31, of Big Pine Key, was arrested on charges of trafficking in heroin, trafficking in methamphetamines, possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. Whats that smell in the Florida Keys? If you need help with the Public File, call (954) 364-2526. WSVN broadcast educational and informational programming for children, and file quarterly reports with the FCC detailing the station's outreach to children. The only person who listed at out-of-state address wasNorman Lee Young, 30, 110 Gum Tree Rd., Hilton Head,S.C. From the Key WestCitizen November 14,1980BySheila Quickstad Citizen Staff Writer. Deputies say her Toyota Camry had expired tags and that Coral then alerted to drugs in the car. Law enforcement officers raided a Keys smugglingoperation Saturday and busted an assortment of KeyWests establishment: the head of the Sears mensdepartment, a Chevrolet dealer, w Pepsi Cola truckdriver and a county commissioners uncle. Huff is being held on $2.5 million bond, while both Walker and Wilborn are being held on just over $900,000 bond. The Big Coppitt cowboys were the most successful. mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; Several larger weapons were found in the car and in the area. CAKEGATE 2023: Bad Bunny's Restaurant Accused of Gobbling Birthday Girl's Cake, Neighborhood Nazi Jon Minadeo Peddles Hate by the Minute, Affordable New "Micro-Units" Slated for Little River, Edgewater, Sen. Rubio's Permanent Daylight Savings Bill Sees Light of Day Once More, NFL Legend Ray Lewis Joins World Jai-Alai League Board of Directors. If you need help with the Public File, call (954) 364-2526. Rickie Santiago Pacheco, 23, faces charges of carrying a concealed firearm without a license, possessing a firearm while committing a felony, possession of marijuana with intent to sell, possession of drug paraphernalia, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and interfering with the custody of a minor. WebA major drug operation in the Keys was disrupted Friday, leading to the arrest of six people on multiple drug-related charges. Thompson said the 4 a.m. drug bust culminated a four week investigation involving members of the Marathon sheriffs sub-station, U.S. Customs and the Marine Patrol. He said he knew the older boy was missing, but not the younger teen, Faison said. If youre a druggie driving U.S. 1 through the Florida Keys and youre pulled over, the last thing you want to hear is the Monroe County Sheriffs Department call in backup in the form of the K-9 crew, specifically the drug-sniffing two-year-old Golden Retriever named Coral. Deputies drove him to the COVID-19 checkpoint at mile marker 112.5 on U.S. 1, where his parents picked him up, Linhardt said. A Key West woman faces drug trafficking and possession charges after a bust that was assisted by K9 cop Coral, the Monroe County Sheriffs Office says. Because of that the cops got a tip off that there was an pot unloading operation going on. FLORIDA KEYS, Fla. (WSVN) The Monroe County Sheriffs Office carried out a drug bust. Fifteen agents from three agencies seized 25,000 poundsof marijuana in the pre-dawn bust on Big Pine Key. Miami was snubbed, Florida Keys firefighter arrested after deputies say she beat her wife outside a bar, Human smuggling, a truck and a school bus: A Broward child rapist goes back behind bars. At that point the two came face to face and the alleged smuggler, cried, Al, mi madre, the police.. So the cartels in Mexico are very good about marketing," Staly said. Cash in the amount of more than $1,000 was seized as well. independent local journalism in Miami. This is a very small list of vessels confiscated by Major Seals Agents in just one or two years during the heyday of Keys pot smuggling. Contact Us (U.S. Border Patrol) MONROE COUNTY, Fla. Within just five days, nearly $80,000 worth of drugs have been discovered Horace Calhoun, Clarence Moore, Jr. and Shamichael Johnson were all at the apartment and taken into custody. The bag contained 25 bricks of cocaine. 4 Sloans Trailer ParkJuan Manuel Venegas, 29, 837 Eighth Ave.Fisherman Michael Patrick OBrien, 22, 216 LincolnGardens. If you need help with the Public File, call (954) 364-2526. /* Style Definitions */ The senior citizen also had a 9mm handgun, 189 rounds of ammunition and a digital scale, police said. Copyright 2023 Local10.com is published by WPLG INC., a Berkshire Hathaway company. By Citizen Staff. WebKEY WEST, Fla. A Key West woman faces methamphetamine trafficking and other drug charges after a bust that was assisted by K9 cop Coral, the Monroe County Sheriffs Office mso-para-margin-right:0in; WFTV Detectives said the organization The guns ranged from .45 caliber automatics to .25 calibre automatics. He said then that he had gone to get his brother Sergio, 40. FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. -- A traffic stop involving James Forbes Jr. happened just before 9 p.m. Tuesday night while riding a bike on Palm Avenue in Bunnell. She might be cute. #news pic.twitter.com/rUf0Etk61f. WebMarathon couple charged with possession in drug bust. She's just a few weeks into her job with the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. MONROE COUNTY, Fla. Within just five days, nearly $80,000 worth of drugs have been discovered along the coastline in the Florida Keys, the U.S. Border Patrol in Miami announced Thursday. Agents of the Sheriffs Department, the U.S. CustomsService and the Florida Marine Patrol culminated amonth-long investigation at 4 a.m., seizing three boats,three trucks and a gold Cadillac. They will be turned over to the sheriff for disposal, either by sale or for use in his department. Web2:09 PM EST, Wed February 24, 2021. I never heard about any girlfriend of the lawyers disappearing as another other rumor that is floating thirty years later claims. "Arrest warrants were issued for each of the 100 suspects who have been identified throughout the course of the investigation as sources or distributors of these deadly drugs," the sheriff's office said in a statement. WebDeputies arrested a 46-year-old Key West woman on multiple drug charges after a traffic stop on Big Pine Key yielded a litany of pills, FLORIDA KEYS. They were charged with trafficking in marijuana, possession of over 2,000 pounds of marijuana and conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance. And a Monroe County commissioner and well-known Florida Keys businessman has died after a battle with COVID-19, friends confirmed. Authorities said Bell was driving the Lexus and Dyer was the passenger. The suspects were identified by authorities as Misty Marie Howard, 39, of Big Pine Key, who had a warrant for trafficking - A major drug bust led deputies to 120 gallons of liquid meth being transported in buckets by suspects from Georgia to Florida, overseen by a "mastermind" who ran the operation from federal prison, officials said Thursday. The 17-year-old was clutching a backpack, according to the report. Pacheco waived his Miranda rights, according to the report, and told deputies he picked up the 17-year-old in Miami and the 15-year-old in Homestead. pic.twitter.com/hN3VjDEG2G, On Wednesday, a Good Samaritan discovered 68 lbs. "But if you are a poison peddler, and you kill someone in Flagler County, we are going to investigate you for first-degree murder, and we already have four people sitting in state prison for killing someone for selling the lethal dose," Staly said. Monroe County Sheriff's Office reports the Sheriff's Dyer was found in possession of the following, according to deputies: Deputies said Bell was found to be in possession of three grams of MDMA/ecstasy and a metal pipe. One of the bales hadapparentlybroken open, one officer said, and had been patched with a Colombian newspaper. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton brought 26,250 pounds of cocaine and 3,700 pounds of marijuana to Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale -- the largest drug interdiction in the ship's history. Once the windows were down, Faison said she smelled a strong odor of both burnt and fresh marijuana coming from inside the car. it wasnt long before she was racking up drug busts. Among the arrested: Domingo F. Galvan, 44, a registered nurse at Key Wests tiny DePoo Memorial Hospital. The unloaders of the pot were young Cuban men and were caught milling around Long Beach Road where there are no Cubansnormally seen.
Augustana College Wage Grade: 720, Nba Youngboy Cash Money Records, Jefferson County Mo Burn Restrictions, Transits Death Of Mother, 7 Days To Die Darkness Falls Technology, Articles F