Man charged with dealing fentanyl
Special to The Sun
On July 29, Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office detectives, alongside detectives of the Leon County Sheriff’s Office, members of North Star Multijurisdictional Drug Task Force and K9 Officers of the Florida Department of Corrections, executed a search warrant at 51 Renee Street in Crawfordville as part of “Operation Death Dealer.”
As a result of the search warrant execution, Robert Samuel Hughes, 42, was arrested for possession of Methamphetamine/Fentanyl and other charges.
Robert Hughes
Operation Death Dealer was began in order to specifically address the rise in illegal fentanyl distribution which has recently led to numerous overdoses in North Florida. Those overdoses often lead to serious medical conditions, and or death. Operation Death Dealer is a multi-faceted ongoing operation.
On July 29, 2022, WCSO & LCSO Detectives, North Star Multijurisdictional Drug Task Force members, and officers with the Florida Department of Corrections traveled to 51 Renee Street, upon execution of the search warrant, a small amount of a crystalline substance and digital scale was located on top of the bedroom dresser. The crystalline substance field tested positive for both methamphetamine and fentanyl. Upon entry into a shed on the property, a small amount of a crystalline substance was discovered on a desk top tray. The substance was collected and tested. The substance tested positive for both methamphetamine and fentanyl.
While in the shed, multiple items of drug paraphernalia to include a homemade smoking device and digital scales were discovered in the same area as the illegal drugs were located. Inside the shed a black stand up safe was located. Robert subsequently told Detectives which key would open the safe. Inside the gun safe multiple firearms were located to include a short-barreled shotgun. The shotgun had a barrel of approximately fourteen inches in length rendering it illegal. The firearm was seized as evidence in this case. The suspected methamphetamine and fentanyl mixture was weighed utilizing a digital scale and produced a prepackaged weight of 6.3 grams.
A special thanks is given to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in assisting the above-named entities during the duration of Operation Death Dealer.
Robert Samuel Hughes was arrested and booked into the Wakulla County Jail on the charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance (Fentanyl), manufacturing drug paraphernalia andpossession of a short-barreled shotgun.