- A federal indictment was returned Thursday in the Middle District of Florida, charging 17 individuals with a drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy due to a joint investigation.
- Two of the defendants have also been charged with two additional counts of distributing and possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.
- Since at least 2017, the DTO (led by Dudzinski Poole) has been responsible for trafficking thousands of kilograms of methamphetamine and fentanyl via commercial planes, trains, and mail, according to the Department of Justice.
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17 Charged In Florida With Long-Running Trafficking Of Fentanyl From China
This Saturday, April 23, 2022, evidence photo provided by the Alameda County Sheriff's Office shows seized 92.5 pounds (42 kilograms) of illicit fentanyl displayed in Alameda, Calif. The Alameda County Task Force discovered a fentanyl manufacturing lab Friday, April 22, after serving two search warrants in the cities of Oakland and Hayward, Calif., said Lt. Ray Kelly, a spokesman for the sheriff's office. One kilogram has the potential to kill 500,000 people. The DEA says that just 2 milligrams of fentanyl can be lethal depending on a person's body size, tolerance and past usage. (Alameda County Sheriff's Office via AP)
