‘Out of business’: Suspected drug trafficker had enough fentanyl to kill half a million people, deputies say

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A suspected drug trafficker was put “out of business” after Florida deputies seized enough fentanyl to kill half a million people, according to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office.

Officials described it as the largest fentanyl seizure in their history.

On Tuesday, deputies arrived at 4605 19th Place Southwest in Naples, a home operating as a “one-stop shop” for drugs including fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine.

Two children were also found in the home.

Akeem Kwesio Jarrett, 30, a convicted felon, was charged with 10 more felonies after authorities searched his home. Below is a list of what was seized:

• 2.28 pounds (over 1 kilogram) of fentanyl
• 3.8 pounds of cocaine, including 539 grams of crack cocaine (~1.75 kilograms)
• 6.32 pounds of methamphetamine
• 74.1 grams of oxycodone
• 424.9 grams of alprazolam
• 5.2 grams of hydrocodone
• 22.6 grams of Vicodin
• 9.4 grams of clonazepam
• 5.4 grams of MDMA
• 2.21 grams of marijuana
• $8,311 in cash
• 6 firearms, including an AK-47 style rifle and semiautomatic handguns

“The sheer quantity and variety of illicit drugs that our detectives found is indicative of an ongoing drug trafficking operation and we’re not going to tolerate that in Collier County,” Sheriff Kevin Rambosk said.

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