Sheriff White Announces Largest Cocaine Bust in Agency History

Sheriff Bob White announced the largest cocaine bust in the history of the Pasco Sheriff's Office August 27, 2009 at the Land O' Lakes Detention Center. Standing in front of 52 kilos or more than 114 pounds of packaged cocaine, Sheriff White praised the work of agency Vice and Narcotics detectives. Working with federal Drug Enforcement Administration agents and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in an 18-month investigation, detectives issued a search warrant at 12019 Duck Lake Canal Road in Dade City.

Working with federal DEA agents and ICE agents in an 18-month long investigation, the 52 kilos of cocaine worth about $1.5 million and $200,000 in cash were found buried in a shed on the Dade City property. A Sheriff's Office K-9 team located the drugs using the dog's sensitive nose. In addition, a semi-truck with what is believed to be at least $2 million in a hidden compartment was stopped by the Florida Highway Patrol and confiscated. Three Mexican citizens were arrested and were booked into the Land O' Lakes jail, two for trafficking in cocaine, and one for conspiracy to traffic in cocaine.

Sheriff White describes the hard work of the detectives who made the bust.		Vice K-9 Det. Scott Grant describes how his partner, Missy, sniffed out the cocaine buried in a Dade City shed.

What $2 million looks like.