{"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, \u201cOperation Buy Out,\u201d that went down on November 8 at 7175 N.E. 4th Street in Okeechobee, Florida. Following an ongoing investigation, members of the Okeechobee Narcotics Task Force, in collaboration with the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) of the Okeechobee County Sheriff’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 “strips” 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’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\">–<\/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 <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/richard.webster.31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rdwebster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Twitter<\/em><\/a> <em>& <\/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}]}}