FDLE, DEA, and NCIS Team Up to Take Down Suspected Traffickers, Seizing Meth, Fentanyl, and Cocaine
A months-long investigation involving a partnership between the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) culminated in the arrest of three individuals on felony drug trafficking charges.
The operation, which began in November 2024, focused on identifying and targeting narcotics distributors in the Pensacola area. Undercover purchases were made to identify the suspects, leading agents to 18-year-old Sean Torres, 22-year-old Ladaryl Hull, and 23-year-old Riley Durbin.
On September 17, law enforcement executed simultaneous search warrants at two Pensacola residences tied to the suspects. The raids resulted in the seizure of a substantial amount of illegal narcotics, including approximately four ounces of methamphetamine, nearly seven ounces of cocaine, fentanyl, and three pounds of marijuana. Agents also confiscated three ounces of mushrooms, 47 tabs of LSD, and a firearm.
Following the raids, the three men were arrested without incident and transported to the Escambia County jail.
Torres faces charges of possessing cocaine and fentanyl with the intent to sell, along with the unlawful use of a two-way communications device. Hull was charged with trafficking methamphetamine, as well as possession of cocaine and marijuana with the intent to sell.
Durbin faces charges for possession of cocaine and other controlled substances with the intent to sell, along with the unlawful use of a two-way communications device.
The case will be prosecuted by the State Attorney’s Office for the First Judicial Circuit.
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