Port Charlotte, a 20-year-old man with roughly a decade of run-ins with local police is now set to spend the next quarter century in state prison. Yesterday, Anthony Mojica was sentenced to 25 years after pleading no contest to drug and weapons-related charges. He will also serve five years of probation once his prison term ends, and officials said he will not receive credit for time already served. Prosecutors said the stiff term reflects the quantity of fentanyl authorities say they recovered.
According to Gulf Coast News, Mojica was found with roughly 39 grams of fentanyl and 34 grams of cocaine during an April 2025 arrest. The outlet reported that the 25-year term is the mandatory minimum tied to the fentanyl trafficking count.
A String Of Arrests Dating To His Teens
As detailed by the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, Mojica’s history with law enforcement stretches back to 2018. It includes drug-related felonies in 2019, a January 2020 arrest on allegations he fired shots at an occupied RV, and burglary and larceny charges in October 2020, followed by repeated probation violations through 2022.
According to the sheriff’s office, the case escalated in April 2025 when deputies allege Mojica fired multiple rounds at a man in the parking lot of the Walmart on Murdock Circle. Investigators later arrested him after a high-speed pursuit that ended in North Port.
What The Law Says About Fentanyl Trafficking
Florida’s trafficking statute sets mandatory minimum prison terms based on drug weight. Trafficking 28 grams or more of fentanyl carries a mandatory minimum of 25 years in prison, while the lowest trafficking threshold for fentanyl begins at four grams. Those tiers and penalties are laid out in state law, according to the Florida Statutes.
Officials’ Response And Case Status
Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummell wrote on the department’s blog that deputies “will not give up” in tracking violent offenders, and he thanked the STAR team for the arrest, the sheriff’s office said…