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Lake City man charged with robbery with a firearm
LAKE CITY, Fla. (WCJB) - Columbia County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) deputies say they’ve found the man who robbed a Dollar General on June 12 while wearing a Halloween mask and a Santa shirt. Late Thursday evening, CCSO received a tip and carried out a search warrant on the...
DOJ: 3 arrested, 30 kilograms of cocaine worth $1 million seized in Columbia County drug sting
COLUMBIA COUNTY, Fla. — Three people were arrested and 30 kilograms of cocaine was seized in an Columbia County drug sting, U.S. Attorney Roger Handberg told First Coast News in a news conference Thursday. On May 28, during the first day of a "cooperative interdiction training" the Columbia County...
Texas Man On Supervised Release Arrested With 30 Kilos Of Cocaine In Florida
A Texas man on federal supervised release now faces new charges after being caught with a significant amount of cocaine during a traffic stop in Florida. Hector Villarreal, 36, of Pasadena, Texas, was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida.
Man arrested in Columbia County after traffic stop leads to 30 kilos of cocaine crackdown
COLUMBIA COUNTY, Fla. – Thirty kilos of cocaine — estimated at $4.5 million ― were intercepted during a joint operation between deputies in Columbia County and Lowndes County, Georgia. Hector Villarreal, 37, of Pasadena, Texas, was arrested on a trafficking charge that could send him to prison...
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