The Brief
- Pinellas County sheriff’s officials dismantled a massive drug trafficking organization moving millions of dollars in cocaine from Texas to Florida.
- Authorities arrested a Brandon man and three Texas residents alongside multiple local residents involved in the operation.
- Law enforcement teams seized 132 pounds of cocaine worth millions during a weekend bust after a multi-agency wiretap investigation.
LARGO, Fla. – A multi-agency wiretap investigation ended with the arrest of several people and the dismantling of a massive drug trafficking organization based in Pinellas County, according to the sheriff’s office.
Pinellas County drug ring dismantled
What we know:
Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri announced the dismantling of a major drug ring headed by 35-year-old Daniel Pinales.
Investigators learned Pinales lived in Brandon but had deep ties to Pinellas County, where he distributed multiple kilograms of cocaine obtained from a source in El Paso, Texas.…