Two men face trafficking charges after police reportedly seized more than 358 grams of fentanyl and $17,000 in cash during an arrest at a local nightclub parking lot on November 13.
- Kareem Mitry, 31, of Freeport and Mitchell McNabb, 33, of Fort Walton Beach were arrested in the parking lot of The Block nightclub after officers responded to a tip about a possible narcotics transaction, according to Fort Walton Beach Police Department.
Officers reportedly found the suspects exchanging items and cash. A subsequent search of Mitry’s vehicle revealed the fentanyl pills and money, police said.
The seized fentanyl was pressed into counterfeit pills designed to look like Oxycodone, according to the report from the Fort Walton Beach Police Department. The Drug Enforcement Administration reports that approximately half of the pills they’ve tested this year were counterfeit prescription medications containing fentanyl.
Both men were charged with trafficking in fentanyl over 28 grams, which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years if convicted. They are being held without bond at the Okaloosa County Jail.
According to the DEA, two milligrams of fentanyl can be lethal to the average adult.
The Fort Walton Beach Police Department credited the arrest to cooperation between law enforcement, business and community leaders, and concerned citizens.
