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PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — A federal grand jury has indicted a Pensacola man on money laundering and drug charges.
According to a Department of Justice news release, 43-year-old Christopher J. Watson was indicted on charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute over 400 grams of fentanyl and over 500 grams of cocaine; conspiracy to utilize a telephone communication facility to carry out a drug trafficking crime; conspiracy to commit money laundering; possession with intent to distribute fentanyl; and attempting to prevent the seizure of drug trafficking evidence by lawful authorities…