Tampa Bay police arrest semi-trailer gang that imported drugs from California.
Tampa Bay’s law enforcement agencies have joined forces to investigate a trafficking organization that was certified in Pinellas County.
Oct. 25, 2022, 4:00 PM PKT
The leaders of a multimillion-dollar drug trafficking ring that transported narcotics to the region weekly in semi-trucks, Tampa Bay police announced Tuesday.
Pinellas County police officials consider the group a gang and have been involved in at least 12 shootings. They brought approximately $3 million worth of drugs each week from California to Tampa Bay for at least nine months.
Anthony Holloway, chief of police in St. Petersburg, said that the drugs were then distributed throughout Hillsborough, Pinellas and Manatee counties. Holloway stated that two Californian men were involved in drug delivery.
St. Petersburg police collaborated with other law enforcement agencies in the Tampa Bay area to complete over 130 arrest warrants.
The last two weeks have seen 26 arrests and six warrants executed by law enforcement officers.
- Around 1,800 pounds of marijuana have a street value of around $3 million.
- 15 guns, 3 of which were taken
- $360,000 cash
- 7 lb of codeine
- About 1.5 ounces of crack cocaine
- 1.14 ounces powder cocaine
- Around 0.2 ounces of methamphetamine
- 0.6 ounces heroin mixed with fentanyl
- 252 BU Crystals, a stimulant mistakenly mislabeled as Ecstasy and Molly.
- 37 ounces THC wax
- 8 vehicles, 2 were stolen
According to police, the main leaders of the St. Petersburg drug ring have been arrested as Jacquez Dawson (22), Camden Carter (23), and Aumbre Carter (22). According to police, Jahad Perkins Edwards, 23, is still being sought by police as a leader.
The St. Petersburg Police Department collaborated with the Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Manatee sheriff’s office, as well as Tampa and Clearwater officers, the Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney’s Office, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Holloway stated that they weren’t after people on the street corner. Holloway said, “We were going after those who are causing harm in our community.”
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