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2 Tampa men charged with trafficking meth, fentanyl: HCSO
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Two men from Tampa have been arrested and charged with multiple drug trafficking counts, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said.
The men, 55-year-old Ronald Hess Jr. and 42-year-old Sedrick Coleman, were both arrested on Friday after a search warrant was executed at Hess' residence on Oak Avenue in Tampa.
Deputies recovered trafficking amounts of fentanyl, meth and MDMA in the home.
HCSO said Hess is an eight-time convicted felon, with previous charges for grand theft, cocaine trafficking, narcotics possession and fraud.
'Let me be clear — if you're peddling this poison in Hillsborough County, we are coming for you,' Sheriff Chad Chronister said. 'These drugs don't just ruin lives — they end them.'
Hess' charges:
Conspiracy to Traffic in Amphetamine 28 to 200 Grams (x2)
Trafficking in Amphetamine 28 to 200 Grams (x2)
Trafficking in Amphetamine 14 to 28 Grams
Delivery of a Controlled Substance
Possession of Controlled Substance (x4)
Trafficking in Fentanyl (28 Grams or More)
Trafficking in Phenethylamines 10 to 200 Grams
Possession of Cocaine
Keeping Public Nuisance Structure for Drug Activity
Coleman's charges:
Unlawful Use of Two-Way Communications Device (x3)
Trafficking in Amphetamine 28 to 200 Grams (x2)
Delivery of a Controlled Substance (x2)
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Possession of Controlled Substance (x7)
Possession of Cannabis Less Than 20 Grams
Possession of Cocaine
Possession of Controlled Substance With Intent to Sell or Deliver
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