ORLANDO, Fla. — Federal agents have confiscated hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of cocaine in Orlando.
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The Drug Enforcement Administration arrested two people on Tuesday and took in 20 kilograms of cocaine.
The drugs were found inside an apartment in the Baldwin Park neighborhood.
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The DEA said it suspected Jonathan Beharry was a cocaine distributor operating in Central Florida and dealing in kilo-sized quantities.
After intercepting phone messages and watching Beharry’s activity, a search warrant was obtained for his apartment, where authorities found 20 kilograms of cocaine, bags of cocaine and large amounts of cash stashed in different places.
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Beharry and a woman found in the apartment, Vilnarie Figueroa Matos, were both arrested for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute.
Beharry was released from state prison a couple of years ago for a murder in Osceola County, where the victim’s body was found on Old Tampa Highway.
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