PENSACOLA, Fla. – The Florida Division of Legislation Enforcement introduced the arrest of 15 people related to a significant drug trafficking group working in Northwest Florida, seizing almost 15 kilos of fentanyl and huge portions of different medication.
The arrests stem from a seven-month investigation, dubbed “Operation Nottingham,” that started in April and was funded by the state’s State Help for Fentanyl Eradication, or S.A.F.E. grant program.
FDLE brokers and a multi-agency job pressure executed 22 search warrants on Nov. 19 and Nov. 20. The operation resulted in a major seizure of unlawful medication, together with:
- 14.6 kilos of fentanyl
- 58 kilos of methamphetamine
- 23 kilos of MDMA
- 30 firearms
- Greater than $60,800 in money
The group was additionally discovered to be trafficking marijuana and cocaine.
“Florida has drawn a tough, unmistakable line in opposition to fentanyl in our neighborhoods,” FDLE Commissioner Mark Glass stated. “The S.A.F.E. program, created by Governor DeSantis in 2023 had delivered precisely what was promised: extra sources for legislation enforcement, extra takedowns of traffickers, and document seizures of fentanyl, as seen in the present day.”
Almost two dozen high-risk search warrants have been executed throughout Operation Nottingham in Pensacola. This multi-agency investigation, launched in April, helped take away harmful medication from Escambia County — together with greater than 14 kilos of fentanyl.
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Authorities recognized Michael Perry Robinson, 43, of Pensacola, because the chief of the drug trafficking group. He was arrested on Nov. 19 and faces prices together with racketeering, trafficking fentanyl, trafficking methamphetamine, trafficking cocaine, and cash laundering.
Fourteen different people from the Pensacola space have been arrested on numerous prices, together with racketeering, drug trafficking, conspiracy, and utilizing a two-way communication gadget to commit a felony.
The multi-agency effort included the Drug Enforcement Administration, FBI, Homeland Safety Investigations, Florida Freeway Patrol, and a number of native sheriff’s and police departments throughout the Northwest Florida area.
All arrestees have been transported to the Escambia County Jail. The investigation, which is being prosecuted by the State Lawyer’s Workplace for the First Judicial Circuit, stays lively.
