Florida career offender gets 10 years for intent to distribute fentanyl

FLORIDA – Possession with intent to distribute fentanyl has landed a convicted Broward County drug dealer back in federal prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida has announced.

Cast Lucas, 36, of Deerfield Beach, Fla., has been sentenced to 10 years in prison as a career offender by Federal District Judge William P. Dimitrouleas for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.

Lucas received an enhanced sentence for having at least two prior felony convictions for controlled substance offenses, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida (USAO) said. On two separate occasions, he has been convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.

According to the USAO, on August 18, 2022, Lucas went to a Deerfield Beach gas station to sell fentanyl to a confidential informant. Prior to the attempted sale, law enforcement reportedly followed Lucas to the gas station and arrested him. At the time of his arrest, law enforcement reportedly recovered fentanyl from Lucas.

U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe of the Southern District of Florida and Special Agent in Charge Deanne L. Reuter, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Miami Field Division, made the announcement.

DEA, West Palm Beach Office, investigated this case with assistance from Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and Broward Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Shannon O’Shea Darsch prosecuted it.

Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at www.flsd.uscourts.gov or at http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov.