A federal judge this week found Rogelio Zarco Perez of Dade City guilty of gun charges relating to a large-scale raid last August. Perez previously pleaded guilty to drug charges.

Law enforcement seized fifty-two kilograms of cocaine and $2.2 million in cash from 12019 Duck Lake Canal Road, Dade City, on August 26th, 2009, the largest drug seizure in the history of Pasco County. Perez’s three co-defendants pleaded guilty to drug charges for their roles last month.

The investigation leading to Perez’s indictment began in 2007 and revealed large cocaine importation, storage, and distribution scheme. The Dade City address was used as drug and cash storage. Several Ocala addresses were used as distribution points.

Law enforcement pulled a truck over after it left the Duck Lake Canal address and discovered over $2 million in a fuel tank. A search warrant was then executed at the residence. Drugs and cash were found. Perez and another co-conspirator were arrested.

The case was investigated by a taskforce comprised of agents and detectives from the Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, and the Florida Highway Patrol.

Sentencing is scheduled for April. Perez faces up to life in prison on the drug charges.

See Also:

Pasco Detectives Seize $1.5 Million in Cocaine

Drug Charges, Felonies

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