13 people arrested after 3-month drug investigation in Immokalee

Writer: Carolina Guzman
Published: Updated:
Credit: The Collier County Sheriff’s Office

More than a dozen people have been arrested after a three-month investigation into open-air drug markets.

Thirteen people, including seven convicted felons, were arrested in Collier County’s “Operation Fresh Air” on Tuesday.

Those arrested include thee following:

  • Talbot Karsa Fuller, 34
  • Robert Jackson III, 39
  • Derwen Dontay Jackson, 40
  • Tyrell James, 36
  • John Wesley Tillman, 63
  • Iginio Reyes-Hernandez, 29
  • Rafael Perez-Hernandez, 38
  • Ronald James Livingston, 60
  • Marco Louis Destine, 54
  • Edwin Lopez-Mendez, 24
  • Fredonna Jean Friaz-Vazquez, 56
  • Aaron D. Hunt, 36
  • Pedro Diaz, 32.

The Collier County Sheriff’s Office said the investigation targeted an area along South Second Street in Immokalee. The location is within a block of a known drug house and 200 feet from a place of worship.

Undercover detectives observed numerous open-air exchanges of cash for drugs.

All 13 people are facing drug charges.

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