23-154 Sheriff Bob Gualtieri Holds Press Conference to Discuss Results of Narcotics Investigation “Operation Dirty Ink”
Narcotics Investigation
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
Investigative Operations Bureau
-Narcotics Division
St. Petersburg Police Department
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Aleem Coley (Suspect – Arrested)
DOB:10/10/1977
Address: 1760 17th Street South, St. Petersburg
Charges: 2 counts of Conspiracy to Traffic in Cocaine, Conspiracy to Traffic in Methamphetamine, Operating a Drug House, Felon in Possession of Ammunition, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Possession of MDMA, Possession of marijuana with Intent to Sell, Armed Trafficking in Cocaine, Unlawful Use of a 2-Way Communications Device
Jacob Land (Suspect-Arrested)
DOB: 04/28/1977
Address: 261 South West Lincoln Circle North Apt. 3204, St. Petersburg
Charges: 18 counts of Sale of Cocaine, 19 counts of Possession of Cocaine, Conspiracy to Traffic Methamphetamine, Conspiracy to Traffic Fentanyl, 2 counts of Conspiracy to Traffic Cocaine, Sale of Fentanyl, Possession of Fentanyl, Conspiracy to Sell Fentanyl, Conspiracy to Sell MDMA, Conspiracy to Sell Oxycodone, Conspiracy to Sell Marijuana, 2 counts of Trafficking in Cocaine, Trafficking in MDMA, Unlawful Use of a 2-Way Communications Device
Timeco Ruth (Suspect – Arrested)
DOB: 01/10/1980
Address: 941 Newton Avenue South, St. Petersburg
Charges: Conspiracy to Traffic in Methamphetamine, Conspiracy to Traffic in Cocaine, Unlawful Use of a 2-Way Communications Device
Desmond Hargrove (Suspect – Arrested)
DOB: 12/11/1982
Address: 3020 46th Avenue South, St. Petersburg
Charges: 6 counts of Trafficking Fentanyl, 2 counts of Possession of Fentanyl, 2 counts of Sale of Fentanyl, Fleeing Eluding
Rashonda Mitchell (Suspect – Arrested)
DOB: 12/17/1989
Address: 190 112th Avenue Apt. 1302, St. Petersburg
Charges: Conspiracy to Sell Marijuana, Unlawful Use of a 2-Way Communications Device, Possession of Marijuana
Viviana Norona Galindo (Suspect – Arrested)
DOB: 12/13/1995
Address: 13363 South West 118th Pass, Miami
Charges: Conspiracy to Traffic in Fentanyl, Conspiracy to Traffic in Cocaine
Devontae Jenkins (Suspect – Arrested)
DOB: 01/29/1996
Address: 1400 28th Street North, St. Petersburg
Charges: Conspiracy to Traffic in Methamphetamine
Jose Ramirez (Suspect – Arrested)
DOB: 12/10/1984
Address: 4925 South 83rd Street, Tampa
Charges: Conspiracy to Traffic in Fentanyl, Conspiracy to Traffic in Cocaine
Darijan Mizic (Suspect – Arrested)
DOB: 01/10/1993
Address: 7100 17th Way North, St. Petersburg
Charges: Unlawful Use of 2-Way Communication Device, Felon in Possession of Firearm, Possession of Oxycodone, Possession of Buprenorphine, Possession of Lorazepam, Armed Trafficking in Cocaine.
Jay Petrucci (Suspect – Arrested)
DOB: 08/13/1958
Address:1175 Pinellas Point Drive South, St. Petersburg
Charges: Unlawful Use of 2-Way Communication Device, Trafficking in Cocaine
Telicia Wooten (Suspect – Arrested)
DOB: 01/24/1981
Address: 4411 1st Avenue North Unit A, St. Petersburg
Charges: Felon in Possession of Ammunition, Felon in Possession of Firearm, Trafficking in Methamphetamine, Armed Trafficking in Cocaine, Armed Trafficking in Fentanyl, Conspiracy to Traffic Cocaine, 2 counts of Unlawful Use of a 2-Way Communication Device
Michelle Morales (Suspect – Arrested)
DOB: 03/29/1976
Address: 2083 Camela Drive, Clearwater
Charges: Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communication Device and Possession of a Controlled Methamphetamine.
Rathy Saroeut (Suspect – Arrested)
DOB: 07/06/1981
Address: 12001 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Street #2308, St. Petersburg
Charges: Conspiracy to Sell MDMA and Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communication Device
Oswald Castillo (Suspect – Arrested)
DOB: 11/09/1971
Address: 9725 Crestview Street, Seminole
Charges: Two counts of Conspiracy to Traffic in Cocaine, Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communication Device, and Trafficking in Cocaine
Allison Gangadeen (Suspect – Arrested)
DOB: 12/17/1991
Address: 9725 Crestview Street, Seminole
Charges: Resisting an Officer without Violence, Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer, Conspiracy to Traffic in Cocaine, and Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communication Device
Clarence Williams (Suspect – Arrested)
DOB: 05/02/1978
Address: 2168 9th Avenue North, St. Petersburg
Charges: Conspiracy to Sell Oxycodone and Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communication Device
Jewitt Steele (Suspect – Arrested)
DOB: 07/15/1984
Address: 1901 Ridgewood Drive, Clearwater
Charges: Conspiracy to Sell Cocaine, Conspiracy to Sell Fentanyl, and Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communication Device
Chrystal Morgan (Suspect – Arrested)
DOB: 04/02/1979
Address: 1760 17th Street South, St. Petersburg
Charges: Possession of MDMA, Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Sell, Armed Trafficking in Cocaine, Operating a Drug House, Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communication Device, and Conspiracy to Traffic in Cocaine (Over 28 grams)
Justin Richardson (Suspect – Arrested)
DOB: 03/07/1981
Address: 5625 East Broadway Avenue, Tampa
Charges: Conspiracy to Traffic in Cocaine and Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communication Device
Kevin Patterson (Suspect – Arrested)
DOB: 12/01/1984
Address: 635 31st Avenue North, St. Petersburg
Charges: Conspiracy to Sell Cocaine
Tamika Coley (Suspect – Arrested)
DOB: 09/23/1973
Address: 331 39th Street South, St. Petersburg
Charges: Conspiracy to Traffic in Cocaine
Edwin Roque (Suspect – Arrested)
DOB: 09/13/1988
Address: 2792 52nd Way North, St. Petersburg
Charges: Conspiracy to Traffic in Cocaine, Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Sell, Conspiracy to Traffic in Fentanyl (over 28g), and Conspiracy to Traffic in Cocaine (over 400g).
Tavis L’Eon (Suspect – Arrested)
DOB: 11/12/1993
Address: 3535 Dahlia Place Unit B, Largo
Charges: Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communication Device, Conspiracy to Sell MDMA
Jrcoba Tramel (Suspect – Arrested)
DOB: 08/05/1977
Address: 1305 85th Terrace North Unit A, St. Petersburg
Charges: Conspiracy to Traffic in Cocaine
PINELLAS COUNTY - On December 5, 2023, detectives from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit, along with the St. Petersburg Police Department and Florida Department of Law Enforcement, completed a lengthy investigation that led to the arrest of 24 suspects.
In January of 2023, detectives launched an investigation, “Operation Dirty Ink” regarding a drug trafficking organization in Pinellas County and the Tampa Bay area. During this time, the organization acquired and distributed approximately 400 kilograms of cocaine, 50 kilograms of fentanyl, and 20 pounds of methamphetamine. Yesterday, detectives arrested 24 suspects involved in the organization and seized 12 kilograms of cocaine, 3 kilograms of fentanyl, $237,000 cash, and multiple firearms.
Sheriff Gualtieri stated, “There's about a million people that live in Pinellas County, and those three kilos yesterday could have killed every man, woman, and child in Pinellas County - and a time in a half.”
To view the full press conference, visit: https://youtu.be/X9ZOhBYk8O0
Below are booking photos of the suspects arrested.
