MIAMI, Fla. (CBS12) — A trio of Miami men allegedly turned a neighborhood retail plaza into a hub for distributing deadly drugs — including fentanyl and heroin — using a restaurant and nearby businesses as cover for their trafficking operation.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said Thursday that Antwan Bailey, 45; Eddie Gene Worthy Jr., 52; and Willie Weatherspoon, 52, were charged with multiple drug trafficking and firearms offenses following a sweeping investigation led by the FBI Miami Field Office.
According to court documents, the men used the shared parking lot of the plaza to conduct quick drug exchanges, distributing over 400 grams of fentanyl, 30 grams of heroin, and other narcotics. Worthy is also charged with possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, while Bailey faces a separate count for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon…