Months-long investigation yielded 13 arrests, deputies said
Volusia Sheriff Narcotics Task Force (Volusia Sheriff’s Office)
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A drug trafficking ring was dismantled in Central Florida after a series of raids and arrests, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.
In a release, deputies said that the investigation — dubbed “Operation Roadrunner” — took place over several months and across multiple jurisdictions.
The operation yielded 13 arrests, though even more are expected in the “hours and days to come,” deputies added.
Furthermore, investigators said the following items were seized during the operation:
Nearly 650 grams of methamphetamine
Over 660 grams of fentanyl
29 grams of cocaine
Six guns, one of which was stolen
Nearly $50,000 in cash
Two vehicles
The VSO also identified each of the suspects arrested in the investigation. Those suspects and their charges are as follows:
Eric Lamon Shipman, 47 (Volusia Sheriff’s Office)Jamuni Triona WIlliams, 28 (Volusia Sheriff’s Office)Christian Alexander Melendez (Volusia Sheriff’s Office)Eric Dauntay Felder, 29 (Volusia Sheriff’s Office)
Tyrone Smalls, 29
Michael Conrad, 41
Michael Allen Conrad, 41 (Volusia Sheriff’s Office)Milton Jones, 28 (Volusia Sheriff’s Office)William Joseph Robertson, 43 (Volusia Sheriff’s Office)Johnathan Harley Jacobs, 26 (Volusia Sheriff’s Office)Christina Marie Davis, 48 (Volusia Sheriff’s Office)Jessie Ryan Hillman, 40 (Volusia Sheriff’s Office)
Geronimo G. Vela, 45
Gerardo Rios II, 38
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