Haines City Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest for Armed Fentanyl Trafficking

HAINES CITY, Fla. — On August 17, 2025, Haines City Police Officers Elam and Ramirez conducted a traffic stop near Florida Avenue and B Street that resulted in the arrest of 40-year-old Jose Diaz Serrano on multiple drug and firearm charges.

During the stop, Diaz Serrano consented to a vehicle search. Officers located two loaded handgun magazines and a loaded Glock handgun inside the vehicle. When asked to exit, Diaz Serrano attempted to destroy evidence by throwing a suspected bag of drugs to the ground and concealing another bag inside his clothing.

Once safely detained, officers recovered the concealed items, which included:

  • 19 individually packaged baggies of fentanyl
  • 6 larger bags of fentanyl
  • 1 baggie with cocaine residue
  • 1 larger bag of fentanyl in his pocket

The substances field-tested positive for fentanyl, with a combined weight of approximately 10 grams…

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