A Fort Myers man was adjudicated guilty, sentenced to 25 years in prison for drug trafficking as a Habitual Felony Offender (HFO), and ordered to pay $900,000 in fines.Clem Gloster Jr., 37, was trafficking fentanyl, cocaine, amphetamine and phenethylamines when he was busted at a home in Cape Coral delivering the drugs in December 2023. He was also adjudicated guilty of driving while license suspended/revoked and no registration and sentenced to time served.According to the State Attorney’s Office, Gloster Jr. started unloading a bag of drugs from his car and placing them into a trunk before he was arrested by the Cape Coral Police Department’s SWAT team. He was originally arrested for driving on a suspended driver’s license.The drug drop off was arranged with Gloster Jr. through an informant, the State Attorney’s Office said. Law enforcement was at the scene, and surveillance cameras were ready as he showed up.When Gloster Jr.’s car was searched, trafficking amounts of fentanyl, cocaine, amphetamine and phenethylamines were found. They were inside plastic storage containers and placed inside backpacks.Breaking down the sentencing, Gloster Jr. was sentenced as an HFO to 25 years in prison for trafficking in dangerous fentanyl or fentanyl analogues – 28 grams or more – and he must serve the whole sentence because of a 25-year minimum/mandatory, according to the State Attorney’s Office. He also has to pay a $500,000 fine as an HFO.For trafficking in amphetamine – 200 grams or more – Gloster Jr. was sentenced to 25 years in prison as an HFO and has to pay a $250,000 fine. With trafficking in phenethylamines – 200 grams or more – he was sentenced to 25 years in prison as an HFO, and he must pay a $100,000 fine. Finally, for trafficking in cocaine – 28 grams or more – he was sentenced to 25 years in prison and was ordered to pay a $50,000 fine.Assistant State Attorney Marilla Shoemaker prosecuted the case.DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. —

A Fort Myers man was adjudicated guilty, sentenced to 25 years in prison for drug trafficking as a Habitual Felony Offender (HFO), and ordered to pay $900,000 in fines.

Clem Gloster Jr., 37, was trafficking fentanyl, cocaine, amphetamine and phenethylamines when he was busted at a home in Cape Coral delivering the drugs in December 2023.

He was also adjudicated guilty of driving while license suspended/revoked and no registration and sentenced to time served.

According to the State Attorney’s Office, Gloster Jr. started unloading a bag of drugs from his car and placing them into a trunk before he was arrested by the Cape Coral Police Department’s SWAT team. He was originally arrested for driving on a suspended driver’s license.

The drug drop off was arranged with Gloster Jr. through an informant, the State Attorney’s Office said. Law enforcement was at the scene, and surveillance cameras were ready as he showed up.

When Gloster Jr.’s car was searched, trafficking amounts of fentanyl, cocaine, amphetamine and phenethylamines were found. They were inside plastic storage containers and placed inside backpacks.

Breaking down the sentencing, Gloster Jr. was sentenced as an HFO to 25 years in prison for trafficking in dangerous fentanyl or fentanyl analogues – 28 grams or more – and he must serve the whole sentence because of a 25-year minimum/mandatory, according to the State Attorney’s Office. He also has to pay a $500,000 fine as an HFO.

For trafficking in amphetamine – 200 grams or more – Gloster Jr. was sentenced to 25 years in prison as an HFO and has to pay a $250,000 fine. With trafficking in phenethylamines – 200 grams or more – he was sentenced to 25 years in prison as an HFO, and he must pay a $100,000 fine. Finally, for trafficking in cocaine – 28 grams or more – he was sentenced to 25 years in prison and was ordered to pay a $50,000 fine.

Assistant State Attorney Marilla Shoemaker prosecuted the case.

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