Eleven arrested in trafficking case

DESTIN, Fla. (Okaloosa Sheriff's Office) - Eleven additional arrests have been made by the Okaloosa County Multi-Agency Drug Task Force (DTF) in the final phase of its dismantling of the large scale drug trafficking organization in Destin dubbed “Tres Amigos”.

The DTF was assisted by the Northwest Florida U.S. Marshal Violent Fugitive Task Force.

The DTF initiated an investigation into several members of the Gabino Ortiz family in Destin who were suspected of distributing large quantities of cocaine and marijuana in the Northwest Florida area.

The case was adopted and worked jointly with the Drug Enforcement Administration with federal prosecutions by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Pensacola and state charges by the Office of the State Attorney.