{"id":30058,"date":"2024-11-14T10:39:03","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T15:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/?p=30058"},"modified":"2024-11-14T10:39:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T15:39:19","slug":"florida-man-busted-in-undercover-drug-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/florida-man-busted-in-undercover-drug-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida man busted in undercover drug sale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cvr-02-01-Drugs-OCSO.jpg\" alt=\"Ace News Today - Florida man busted in undercover drug sale\" class=\"wp-image-30059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cvr-02-01-Drugs-OCSO.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cvr-02-01-Drugs-OCSO-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cvr-02-01-Drugs-OCSO-768x383.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cvr-02-01-Drugs-OCSO-730x364.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/cvr-02-01-Drugs-OCSO-435x217.jpg 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>(Just some of the items confiscated after the drug sale, Image credit: OCSO)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">On November 12, the Okeechobee Sheriff\u2019s Office (OCSO) reported on the undercover drug bust, &nbsp;\u201cOperation Buy Out,\u201d that went down on November 8 at 7175 N.E. 4th Street in Okeechobee, Florida.&nbsp; Following an ongoing investigation, members of the Okeechobee Narcotics Task Force, in collaboration with the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) of the Okeechobee County Sheriff&#8217;s Office, arrested 20-year-old Elijah Michael Barney, who was identified as the prime target of their investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">An undercover narcotics detective arranged to buy a host of illegal drugs that included MDMA, LSD, Psilocybin (mushrooms), Promethazine, 2CB, and marijuana, from Barney. Barney agreed to sell the narcotics to the undercover officer for a total of $11,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Barney sent the UC a detailed list of the narcotics and prices.  Thpse items included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">6 ounces and16 grams of Mushrooms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">27 ounces and 20 grams of various strands of Marijuana<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">10 &#8220;strips&#8221; and a vial of LSD<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">28 counts of 2CB<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">0.2 grams of Champagne (MDMA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">40-disposable THC cartridges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">33 THC cartridges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">2 pints and 14 lines of Lean (Promethazine), and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Hash rosin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Flower rosin and over a quarter pound of non-CRC wax<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Barney directed the undercover narcotics agent to his residence to make the purchase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">After the agent pulled into the driveway, Barney exited his home carrying a large brown box. He then entered the agent\u2019s vehicle with the box containing the items they had agreed upon for the transaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">An arrest team arrested Barney in the driveway, where he was read his Miranda rights. Barney consented to a search of his bedroom, during which a large quantity of marijuana was found and seized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Following the search of his home, Barney was arrested and taken to the Okeechobee County Jail for booking. His bond will be determined at his first appearance. Barney&#8217;s only other arrests within Okeechobee County are two separate battery charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/inline-Drug-Collage-01.jpg\" alt=\"Ace News Today - Florida man busted in undercover drug sale, Image credit: OCSO\" class=\"wp-image-30060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/inline-Drug-Collage-01.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/inline-Drug-Collage-01-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/inline-Drug-Collage-01-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/inline-Drug-Collage-01-730x355.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/inline-Drug-Collage-01-435x212.jpg 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/inline-ender-Drug-Collage-01.jpg\" alt=\"Ace News Today - Florida man busted in undercover drug sale, Image credit: OCSO\" class=\"wp-image-30061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/inline-ender-Drug-Collage-01.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/inline-ender-Drug-Collage-01-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/inline-ender-Drug-Collage-01-768x535.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/inline-ender-Drug-Collage-01-730x508.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/inline-ender-Drug-Collage-01-435x303.jpg 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Posted by Richard Webster, Ace News Today<\/em><em><br>Follow Richard on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/richard.webster.31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><em>,&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rdwebster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Twitter<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;<em>&amp;&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rdwebster54\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Instagram<\/em><\/a><em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elijah Michael Barney, 20, of Okeechobee, arrested after selling Psilocybin, Marijuana, LSD, 2CB, MDMA, THC, Promethazine, and Hash to the undercover agent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30062,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5673,18,757,2124,7742,3079,11],"tags":[19232,19231,15,19229,19234,9532,670,6971,19228,19227,19230,19233,9535,671],"class_list":["post-30058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-caught-on-camera","category-crime-courts","category-drugs","category-local","category-mugshots","category-police","category-top-news","tag-2cb","tag-7175-n-e-4th-street-okeechobee-florida","tag-drugs","tag-elijah-michael-barney","tag-hash","tag-lsd","tag-marijuana","tag-mdma","tag-okeechobee-county-sheriffs-office-3","tag-okeechobee-narcotics-task-force","tag-operation-buy-out","tag-promethazine","tag-psilocybin","tag-thc","clearfix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30058"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30058\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30063,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30058\/revisions\/30063"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}