Fort Myers, Florida-Marvin Harris, Jr., also known as "Mesh" (23 years old, Fort Myers) has admitted to conspiring to distribute fentanyl, cocaine base and cocaine. He faces mandatory penalties of a minimum of 5 years and a maximum of 40 years in federal prison. The date of sentencing has not yet been determined.
According to court documents, Harris led a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that carried out activities in the community near Palm Beach Avenue in Fort Myers. Harris recruited distributors to work for him and provided them with housing as the main distribution point for DTO.
On August 14, 2020, Harris was sentenced to prison for contempt of court for suspected murder investigation. He continued to run his organization in prison, recruiting his girlfriend and co-defendant Destiny Molina to provide drugs to his dealers and collect the income generated by the business. The recording of the phone call between Harris and Molina recorded how he taught her how to mix fentanyl with adulterants to increase the profit potential of her product and other necessary instructions to keep his illegal business running.
On October 15, 2020, the FBI simultaneously executed search warrants against Molina's residence and Harris's main drug house on New York Avenue in Fort Myers. At Molina's residence, law enforcement agencies recovered nearly $55,000 in cash, several expensive pieces of jewelry, more than 100 grams of fentanyl and cocaine, and a gun. In the pharmacy, law enforcement found nearly $5,000 in cash, extra fentanyl and cocaine, and another gun.
In terms of his guilty plea, Harris agreed to confiscate his Mercedes-Benz car, $59,056 in confiscated cash, 18k gold Rolex log type and multiple gold "Cuban chain" chains, all of which can be traced back to his DTO revenue. The other four members of the conspiracy have previously pleaded guilty in his case and are awaiting judgment:
Conspiring to distribute controlled drugs
Conspiring to distribute controlled drugs
Conspiracy to distribute controlled drugs; distribution of controlled substances
Conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, possessing with intent to distribute controlled substances; possession of guns to facilitate drug trafficking
Up to 20 years’ imprisonment, plus 5 consecutive years of imprisonment for firearms
The case was investigated by the FBI and Fort Myers Police Department. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael V. Leeman (Michael V. Leeman).
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