Fake Florida carwash exposed as drug hub with cocaine, fentanyl and guns

LEESBURG, Fla. (CBS12) — Deputies say a fake Florida “carwash” used as a drug hub was raided, uncovering cocaine, fentanyl, guns, and leading to two arrests.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said its Special Investigations Bureau executed a narcotics search warrant on Thursday at 1645 Veech Road in Leesburg, a location investigators say was operating as a front for drug activity known as “The Carwash.”

Authorities said the property has long been on their radar, including a 2021 homicide investigation that resulted in a murder conviction…

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