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A Florida man has been charged with possession pinch intent to administer methamphetamine aft astir 150 pounds of nan supplier was seized by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents earlier this month, according to the Middle District of Florida State Attorney's Office connected Friday.
Along pinch nan meth, nan agents besides recovered 2 kilograms of cocaine, 1 kilogram of fentanyl, much than 100,000 pills pressed to look for illustration morganatic pharmaceuticals, and aggregate firearms aft executing 2 hunt warrants astatine an Orlando location and an Ocoee location earlier this month, U.S. Attorney for nan Middle District of Florida Roger B. Handberg said astatine a Friday news conference.
According to DEA Special Agent successful Charge Deanne Reuter, nan extended haul of narcotics was among nan largest connected grounds successful nan city.
"This month, from a location present successful Orlando, DEA agents seized fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and a number of weapons," Reuter said astatine Friday's presser. "The 150 pounds of methamphetamine seized from this individual, this defendant, was nan largest methamphetamine seizure by nan DEA successful Orlando connected record."
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George Andrew Pherai-Bogeajis, 35, was charged pinch possession pinch intent to administer 500 grams aliases much of methamphetamine. (Seminole County Jail/)
George Andrew Pherai-Bogeajis, 35, was charged pinch possession pinch intent to administer 500 grams aliases much of methamphetamine and could look life successful situation if convicted.
"The suspect successful this lawsuit was not storing those narcotics successful a storage successful immoderate faraway distant location, alternatively he was storing them successful 2 residences successful this community," Handberg said, adding "this lawsuit is simply a awesome illustration of nan activity rule enforcement is doing successful this organization to protect everyone from nan vulnerable narcotics of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine."
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DEA agents seized 150 pounds of meth, 2 kilograms of cocaine, 1 kilogram of fentanyl, much than 100,000 pills pressed to look for illustration morganatic pharmaceuticals and aggregate firearms. (US Attoney's Office Middle District of Florida)
"Pherai-Bogeajis profited and profited greatly from distributing poison successful this community," Handberg said. "He is now successful jailhouse and my agency is committed to ensuring that he remains location until proceedings and, if convicted, that he is incarcerated for a play of clip that afloat reflects nan harm that his behaviour has caused."
The Middle District of Florida State Attorney's Office held a property convention connected Friday. (Middle District of Florida State Attorney's Office)
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"By seizing those narcotics and arresting this suspect nan rule enforcement agencies connected this lawsuit person undoubtedly saved lives," he added.
