Attorney General James Uthmeier announced arrests in a major takedown of a drug trafficking ring operating in South Florida.
The investigation nicknamed “Operation Slow N Go,” uncovered large-scale trafficking of cocaine, fentanyl, xylazine, psilocybin, marijuana, methamphetamine, testosterone, alprazolam, and pharmaceutical pills. The operation resulted in five arrests, and the seizure of six handguns, several automatic rifles, 2,262 grams of narcotics, and 500 pharmaceutical pills.
“If anyone traffics dangerous drugs like fentanyl into Florida, expect our Office of Statewide Prosecution to throw the book at you,” said Attorney General James Uthmeier. “This case is further proof that Florida has the best sheriffs in the nation, and thanks to their partnership, we have fewer criminals on the street and less fentanyl in our communities.”
According to the Florida AG, the drug trafficking ring operating throughout Palm Beach, Miami-Dade, Broward, Okeechobee, Martin, St. Lucie, and Indian River counties in Florida, as well as Suffolk County, Virginia…