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Middleburg fentanyl dealer tried sneaking drugs into jail following arrest, deputies say
MIDDLEBURG, Fla. — A Middleburg fentanyl dealer arrested by the Clay County Sheriff’s Office tried to sneak drugs into jail after his arrest Thursday, deputies said. After a month-long undercover investigation, detectives executed a search warrant at 43 Plankton Ave. Wednesday in search of drugs. The sheriff’s office said they found 16 grams of cocaine, 57 grams of fentanyl, 3.5 buprenorphine pills, 48 Xanax pills, three guns and 84 rounds of ammunition. One of the guns had previously been reported stolen by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
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