9 people arrested and $1.13M cash, 40 kgs of cocaine seized in Puerto Rico to Florida mail pipeline

In an operation dubbed”It’s a Trap,” law enforcement busted a notorious drug trafficking ring that inundated Central Florida with hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico, arresting nine people.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office announced a raid on Monday, stating that the investigation, which began in August 2025, was a large-scale operation involving several state and federal authorities working together to battle the criminal trade.

Investigators identified Michael Hernandez Maldonado as the kingpin, alleging that he and his friends orchestrated the importation of hundreds of kilograms of cocaine…

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