Sheriff: Arrested dealer had enough fentanyl to kill 2,000 people

BUNNELL, Fla. – Two men were arrested Monday during a raid astatine a Bunnell location prompted by a Flagler County Sheriff’s Office undercover narcotics operation.

Diovion Smith, 22, was charged with possession of fentanyl with intent to administer and is being held without bond.

Ronquell Bennett, 27, was arrested and charged with home artillery aft officers recovered a pistillate during the raid who had bruises to her cervix and face.

“My sergeant connected the country tells maine it was the worst home unit lawsuit he’d seen successful his career,” Sheriff Rick Staly said.

The woman, who did not request to beryllium hospitalized for her injuries, told deputies Bennett had violently assaulted her, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Investigators said that during the hunt of the location connected East Booe Street, detectives recovered 3.99 grams of a heavy brownish substance wrong a backpack. For reference, that’s astir the size of a dime. The substance tested presumptive affirmative for fentanyl.

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“While this whitethorn look to beryllium a tiny amount, the world is this poison peddler had capable fentanyl to termination 2,000 people,” Staly said.

Investigators said they besides recovered cause paraphernalia and a integer standard successful the main chamber utilized by Bennett. Bennett said the standard was his, according to investigators.

“This is different outstanding occupation by our Special Investigations Unit investigating cause dealing and by our SWAT squad that safely served the hunt warrant,” Staly said. “If you fishy cause dealing that is ruining your prime of beingness successful your neighborhood, nonstop america a extremity to Tips@flaglersheriff.com.”

Bennett and Smith were arrested without incidental and taken to the Flagler County jail. Additional charges are pending arsenic the probe is inactive ongoing.

Bennett had antecedently been arrested connected charges of trespassing and car theft. Smith had antecedently been arrested connected cause and robbery charges.

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According to Flager County Sherrif’s Office, Bunnell is simply a precocious transgression country known for drug-related crimes.

“They don’t privation to change. There’s a fewer who got retired and the children present bash good. But honey, it’s a hellhole spread implicit here,” said 1 neighbour who asked not to beryllium identified.

If you oregon idiosyncratic you cognize is oregon has been a unfortunate of home unit oregon abuse, resources are available:

• The Florida Domestic Violence Hotline, which volition nonstop you to the nearest shelter, is 1-800-500-1119

• The National Domestic Violence Hotline is unfastened 24 hours a day. The fig is 1-800-799-SAFE

• The Micah’s Place (Nassau County) Domestic Violence Help Hotline is 904-225-9979

• The Hubbard House successful Jacksonville tin beryllium reached by dialing 904-354-3114

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