PASCO COUNTY, Fla . – A major methamphetamine and cocaine distribution ring has been dismantled and 13 people have been charged.
According to US Attorney Roger B. Handberg, the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, the FBI, and the US Postal Inspection Service collaborated to bust a major drug trafficking organization operating in Pinellas and Pasco counties.
“For over a year, this organization trafficked in significant quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine, dangerous drugs that were distributed in Pinellas and Pasco Counties, but not any longer,” Handberg said.
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Handberg said Daniel Carrillo, 35, and his conspirators, who include his girlfriend, Betsy Trinidad, 32, sold methamphetamine and cocaine in both counties and also served as a supplier to drug dealers.
On five occasions, Handberg said that the group sold cocaine to an undercover officer and on another occasion, one member of the group was found in possession with intent to distribute of more than 400 grams of methamphetamine.