{"id":286257,"date":"2026-05-27T15:11:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T15:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/286257\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T15:11:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T15:11:08","slug":"man-convicted-of-running-cocaine-trafficking-ring-out-of-broward-county-florida-ag-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/286257\/","title":{"rendered":"Man convicted of running cocaine trafficking ring out of Broward County, Florida AG says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text text--small text--normal text--primary\">Published:\u00a0May 27, 2026 at 10:49 AM<\/p>\n<p>lead-art-block.fullscreen-enterExpand<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WH5SSCUN75FTJLI3I6XZZ445GI.jpg\"  width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">BROWARD COUNTY, Fla.  \u2014 Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced on Wednesday that a 45-year-old Broward County man had been convicted of crimes related to cocaine trafficking. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/espanol\/2026\/05\/27\/condenan-a-hombre-por-dirigir-red-de-trafico-de-cocaina-desde-el-condado-broward-informa-fiscal-general-de-florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/espanol\/2026\/05\/27\/condenan-a-hombre-por-dirigir-red-de-trafico-de-cocaina-desde-el-condado-broward-informa-fiscal-general-de-florida\/\">Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">That man, Teddy McCall, Jr., was convicted of racketeering, conspiracy to racketeer, conspiracy to traffic cocaine, trafficking cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to sell or deliver and two counts of ownership, lease, or rental of a space for trafficking. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The conviction came after a three-week jury trial.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Officials said the charges against McCall were related to the operation of a cocaine trafficking organization that used family members to distribute drugs throughout South Florida. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cThis convicted criminal made drug trafficking into a family business,\u201d Uthmeier said in a statement released by his office. \u201cThanks to the relentless work of our prosecutors and law enforcement partners, he will face a well-deserved mandatory minimum prison sentence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">McCall will be back in court on June 29 for a sentencing hearing. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He faces a minimum of 13 years behind bars within the Florida Department of Corrections. <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-article-body__copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WPLG Local10.com &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"David Dwork\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/https:\/\/author-service-images-sandbox-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub\/wplginc\/3469fa6e-3c52-46d2-a0.jpeg\"  width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/>David Dwork<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-author-bio__author-description\">David Dwork joined the WPLG Local 10 News team in August 2019. 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