Florida man pleads guilty to drug charges related to MDMA, fentanyl, cocaine

FLORIDA – A Florida man has pleaded guilty to charges related to importing MDMA and the possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and other drugs, the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Southern District of Florida (USAO) has announced.

Tyre Marquise Bradley, 31, of Palm Beach County, pled guilty last week before Senior U.S. District Judge Kenneth A. Marra to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, among other controlled substances, said the USAO.

On May 15, 2019, Bradley reportedly sold crack cocaine to an undercover officer. From about August 22, 2022, to September 20, 2022, he is said to have imported MDMA (ecstasy) into the United States via packages from Amsterdam.

According to the USAO, law enforcement delivered the package under surveillance, and Bradley was taken into custody when he arrived to retrieve it. A 9mm semiautomatic pistol was reportedly discovered in his backpack.

A state search warrant for Bradley’s home residence was acquired, and law enforcement reportedly found drugs in the refrigerator, in a cabinet, inside the garbage can, and in the children’s bedroom that tested positive for the following:

•  Blue fentanyl pills weighing 1.6 pounds
•  Cocaine weighing 1.3 pounds
•  Crack cocaine weighing 15 grams
•  Marijuana weighing more than four pounds

Bradley pled guilty to four counts that included distribution of crack cocaine; importation of a controlled substance (ecstasy); attempted possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance (ecstasy); and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance (fentanyl, cocaine, and crack cocaine).

Sentencing has been scheduled for April 14, 2023. At sentencing, Bradley faces a maximum term of imprisonment of up to 20 years on counts one, two, and three and a statutory mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years, and a maximum term of up to life in prison on count five.

U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Markenzy Lapointe, acting Special Agent in Charge Michael E. Buckley, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Miami Field Office, and Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw made the announcement.

HSI, West Palm Beach Office, investigated this case with assistance from Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lothrop Morris is prosecuting 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 on http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov.