FORT MYERS, Fla. — A Florida man who is said to have sold fentanyl to an FBI informant while wearing a GPS monitor in connection with his pre-trial release has been sentenced to federal prison, said the US Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida.
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United States District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Alanzo Lamart Edison, a/k/a “Nuely,” 42, of Cape Coral, to 10 years in federal prison for distributing and possessing with intent to distribute controlled substances, including fentanyl and cocaine.
The court ordered that Edison’s federal sentence be served consecutively to a 15-year Florida state sentence previously imposed for unrelated criminal conduct. Edison had pleaded guilty on October 10, 2023.
According to court records, Edison sold fentanyl to an FBI informant on three occasions between November 2022 and January 2023. During the transactions, Edison was wearing a GPS monitor in connection with his pre-trial release for a pending Lee County felony criminal case.
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In April 2023, the FBI executed a search warrant at a residence in Lehigh Acres associated with Edison and reportedly recovered more than a half-kilogram of controlled substances, including fentanyl and cocaine.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Fort Myers Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Simon R. Eth prosecuted it.
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