15 Arrested In Heroin Crackdown

BRADENTON, FL — The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office has announced the results of an 18-month-long investigation into the sale of heroin and other drugs within the county.

According to the agency, the undercover operation kicked off months ago as the number of heroin overdoses and deaths began to spike. During the course of the operation, deputies confiscated more than 3 kilograms of heroin, 3 kilograms of cocaine, 200 grams of fentanyl, 100 hydromorphone pills, 28 firearms and nearly $330,000 in cash and assets.

Deputies also named 15 people facing charges following the investigation. Those arrested or who have warrants out for their arrest, according to the sheriff’s office are:

Cedric Houston, 35, of Bradenton

• Charges: Conspiracy to Traffic in Heroin, trafficking in heroin, sale of heroin x 6

Cody Lambert, 25, of Port Richey

• Charges: Conspiracy to Traffic in Heroin, Trafficking in Heroin

Brentton Edwards Woods, 30, of Bradenton

• Charges: Trafficking in Heroin x2, Conspiracy to Traffic Heroin

Robert Haynes, 30, of Bradenton

• Charges: Conspiracy to Traffic in Heroin

Brian Parker, 26, of Palmetto

• Charges: Conspiracy to Traffic in Heroin; ACTIVE WARRANT; not arrested yet

Gregory Parker, 51, of Bradenton

• Charges: Conspiracy to Traffic in Hydromorphone

Kashema Williams, 39, of Bradenton

• Charges: Conspiracy to Traffic in Hydromorphone

Will Reaves, 43, of Bradenton

• Charges: Conspiracy to Traffic in Hydromorphone, Trafficking in Hydromorphone

Jose Isaula Castillo, 32, of Bradenton

• Charges: Conspiracy to Traffic in Cocaine, Conspiracy to Traffic in Heroin, Trafficking in Cocaine, Trafficking in Heroin

Adrian Celestino, 44, of Bradenton, originally from Mexico and is pending deportation

• Charges: Conspiracy to Traffic in Heroin

Michael Brooks, 34, of Bradenton

• Charges: Conspiracy to Traffic in Heroin

Deketrick Samuel, 27, of Bradenton

• Charges: Trafficking in Heroin

Shadaryl Swilley, 29, of Bradenton

• Charges: Trafficking in Heroin

Jonathan Cosme Torres, 29, of Orlando

• Charges: Trafficking in Heroin

Josue Cosme Torres, 33, of Orlando

• Charges: Trafficking in Heroin

According to the sheriff’s office, Bradenton Police and county deputies investigated 77 heroin-related deaths in 2015. There have been no heroin-related deaths in 2016 to date.

Photos courtesy of the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office

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