The Brief
- Hillsborough County deputies say Lloyd Blair sold drugs for years under the name Eric Barnes at an auto body repair shop on N. Nebraska Ave.
- Blair was living in the U.S. illegally after previously being deported, according to investigators.
- Detectives say searches uncovered large amounts of drugs along with more than $4,000 in cash.
TAMPA, Fla. – A man faces serious charges after Hillsborough County deputies say he sold fentanyl for years while living in the United States illegally and using a fake name.
The backstory:
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office says its Special Investigations Division, along with the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations, began an undercover operation in June after getting information about a man selling large amounts of fentanyl.…