FLORIDA — An Orlando man has been charged with drug trafficking after federal agents reportedly located 150 pounds of methamphetamine and over 100,000 pressed pills following the execution of a search warrant.
On Friday, United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced the filing of a criminal complaint charging George Andrew Pherai-Bogeajis, 35, with possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida (USAO), the complaint was filed following the seizure of numerous kilograms of methamphetamine, suspected fentanyl and cocaine, pressed pills, firearms, and drug proceeds.
If convicted on all counts, Mr Pherai-Bogeajis faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison.
According to court documents, a federal search warrant was executed on April 9, 2024, at two residences reportedly used by Mr Pherai-Bogeajis, one in Orlando and one in Ocoee. At the Orlando residence, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents said they located approximately 150 pounds of methamphetamine and over 100,000 pressed pills in the garage.
In Pherai-Bogeajis’ bedroom, agents reportedly recovered three kilograms of cocaine. They also said they found four firearms and over $700,000 in drug proceeds.
At the residence in Ocoee, agents reportedly found several thousand pressed pills, 10 kilograms of marijuana, and two vehicles with hidden compartments commonly used for concealing narcotics.
Mr Pherai-Bogeajis was not present at either premises but was later apprehended and is now in federal custody.
A criminal complaint is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law. Every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
The Drug Enforcement Administration investigated this case, with assistance from the Orlando Police Department, the Ocoee Police Department, the Oviedo Police Department, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, the Florida Highway Patrol, Homeland Security Investigations, and U.S. Customs Border Protection. Assistant United States Attorney Dana E. Hill will prosecute it.
