A six month investigation about drugs being brought into the Orange County Jail led to 36 individuals getting arrested.
The investigative work was by the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation, a task force comprised of detectives from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, the Orlando Police Department and multiple Central Florida law enforcement agencies including the State Attorney’s Office. It involved team work and cooperation from the Orange County Department of Corrections.
The Central Florida racketeering case involved the introduction of drugs into the Orange County jail.
In the spring of 2024, over a seven week period, the Orange County Corrections Department experienced inmates appearing to be under the influence of drugs while incarcerated at the Orange County Jail. The Orange County Corrections Department contacted the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation (MBI) and requested investigative assistance to determine the source of the drugs and the manner in which the inmates were obtaining the drugs…