Largest meth bust in Orlando history lands Florida man behind bars
Man busted in Orlando's largest meth seizure: DOJ
The Middle District of Florida held a press conference on a large drug bust in Orlando and Ocoee, where a man was arrested on federal charges for having 160 pounds of meth and exuberant amounts of other drugs inside his two Central Florida homes.
ORLANDO, Fla. - The largest meth bust in Orlando history has resulted in the seizure of 150 pounds of meth, thousands of pressed pills, cocaine, guns, and $700,000, the Middle District of Florida State Attorney's Office announced in a Friday press conference.
Officers seized 150 pounds of meth, multiple kilograms of cocaine and other drugs, including fentanyl, and $700,000, all of which allegedly belonged to 35-year-old George Andrew Pherai-Bogeajis of Orlando, the DOJ said.
A federal search warrant was executed on April 9 at Pherai-Bogeajis' two homes located in Orlando and Ocoee.
DEA agents found 150 pounds of meth and over 100,000 pressed pills at the Orlando home. They also found 3 kilograms of cocaine, four guns, and over $700,000 in "drug proceeds," officials said.
When agents searched the Ocoee home, they found several thousand pressed pills, 10 kilograms of marijuana, and two cars with hidden compartments. Pherai-Bogeajis was not present at either home but was later arrested and taken into federal custody.
Due to the nature of the charges, Pherai-Bogeajis faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison, the DOJ said.