FLORIDA — Nine people are facing charges after investigators dismantled a major drug trafficking operation that brought cocaine from Puerto Rico into Central Florida, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
The investigation began with a tip and developed into a months-long, multi-agency operation that uncovered large quantities of drugs, cash and firearms.
Authorities said more than 40 kilograms of cocaine were recovered during the investigation. During coordinated search warrants, agents also seized more than six kilograms of cocaine, approximately $1.13 million in cash and dozens of firearms…