TAMPA, Fla. – Robert Cox, the leader of a drug-trafficking organization responsible for bringing large quantities of fentanyl into Florida, has been sentenced to 27 years in prison.
The sentence was secured by Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Office of Statewide Prosecution following an investigation in which the Florida Highway Patrol found over 306 grams of fentanyl in Cox’s vehicle.
“This ringleader of a drug-trafficking organization transported and supplied enough fentanyl to kill more than 150,000 people. Floridians, please know illicit fentanyl is extremely potent, just 2 milligrams is a lethal dose, and this poison is killing more than 70,000 Americans every year,” said Moody.
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A collaborative investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Tampa Police Department, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and Homeland Security Investigations led to the arrest and 27-year prison sentence of Robert Cox, a key player in a Tampa Bay fentanyl trafficking ring.
Undercover agents successfully purchased fentanyl from Cox on multiple occasions, ultimately leading to a traffic stop in Sumter County where over 306 grams of fentanyl were discovered in his vehicle.
“I am grateful for our law enforcement partners’ strong interdiction efforts in this case and to our Statewide Prosecutors for securing a 27-year prison sentence,” said Moody.
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