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HCSO Detectives
5 Charged In Drug Trafficking Investigation
Investigate
Overnight Accident
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigat- ing an overnight crash in Brandon, in which one per- son remains in critical condi- tion at a local hospital. `At 11:57 p. m. on November 27, 2021, HCSO responded to a crash involving three differ- ent vehicles near the inter- section of S. Kings Avenue and Oakfield Drive in Bran- don.
Through the course of the investigation, detectives de- termined that the suspect, 22-year-old Alexander Glaubius, was driving a Chevrolet Silverado south- bound on S. Kings Avenue at a high rate of speed as he ap- proached a red light.
The unidentified victim, driving a Volkswagen Pas- sat, was traveling east on Oakfield Drive and was mak- ing a left turn on a green arrow to go north on S. Kings Avenue. Another driver, in a Mazda Mazdaspeed 3, was traveling west on Oakfield Drive, making a left turn on a green arrow to go south on S. Kings Avenue.
As both the Volkswagen
ALEXANDER GLAUBIUS
and the Mazda entered the intersection, the suspect ran the red light and struck the Volkswagen. It rotated and the victim was ejected from the car. The victim remains in critical condition at this time.
After the initial crash, Glaubius continued driving southbound when he struck the Mazda, too. The driver of that vehicle was uninjured in the crash.
Glaubius was trans- ported to the hospital. Im- pairment and speed are believed to be factors in the crash. Charges related to the crash are pending further in- vestigation.
LISA RADINA
Last Tuesday, five people were taken into custody dur- ing a drug trafficking investi- gation that began in October. The investigation was con- ducted by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force (HIDTA).
Detectives began their in- vestigation after learning that large amounts of narcotics were being sold out of a resi- dence located at 206 Col- orado Avenue in Lakeland.
During the investigation, undercover deputies identi- fied 55-year-old Lisa Rad- ina, of Lakeland, as a local drug dealer/trafficker selling methamphetamine, heroine, and fentanyl. During their in- teraction, Radina asked an undercover detective to drive her to her supplier’s home at 206 Colorado Avenue in order to pick up around 7- grams of fentanyl. That’s when detectives learned Radina’s supplier was 41- year-old Nareo Lewis, of Lakeland.
On November 23rd detec- tives obtained a search war- rant for Lewis’ residence and arrested Radina, who at the time of the arrest possessed 12-grams of fentanyl.
During the serving of the warrant, Nareo Lewis at- tempted to flee out the back- door with a backpack, but was quickly apprehended. During a search of the back- pack, detectives found large quantities of illegal narcotics: one kilogram of metham- phetamine; 75 grams of pow- der cocaine; 20 grams of crack cocaine; 75 grams of fentanyl powder; 175 grams of suspected fentanyl pills;
A’NIJAH LEWIS
KEVIN MASON
and 392 grams of confirmed fentanyl pills (almost 1 pound).
Inside the home, detec- tives additionally seized about one-pound of mari- juana and a handgun (Lewis is a convicted felon). Nareo Lewis was arrested and transported to the Polk County Jail.
While detectives were exe- cuting the search war- rant, 54-year-old Kevin Mason, of Lakeland, arrived at the residence on a bicycle. When a detective, who was wearing a Sheriff’s Office vest asked him why he was there. Mason told the detective he wanted to purchase $100 worth of narcotics. A search of Mason’s bag revealed ille- gal Xanax, carisoprodol pills, and methamphetamine. Mason was arrested and transported to the Polk County Jail.
The following people were arrested and charged during the investigation:
Nareo Lewis was charged with: armed traffick- ing in fentanyl; armed traf- ficking in cocaine; armed trafficking in methampheta- mine; conspiracy to traffic fentanyl; possession of drug
ARYELLE FREDERICK
NAREO LEWSI
paraphernalia (2 counts); sale of fentanyl; possession of weapon by convicted felon; possession of marijuana over 20 grams; possession of mar- ijuana with intent to sell; pos- session of firearm by convicted felon; maintaining residence for drug trafficking; maintaining a residence for drug sales; possession of drug paraphernalia (2 counts); tampering with evidence; and resisting a law enforcement officer without violence’
Lisa Radina was charged with: trafficking in methamphetamine; traffick- ing in fentanyl (2 counts); conspiracy to traffic fentanyl (2 counts); sale of heroin; and possession of drug parapher- nalia.
Kevin Mason was charged with: possession of controlled substance (2 counts); possession of methamphetamine; and pos- session of drug parapherna- lia.
Police arrested A’nijah Lewis and Aryelle Freder- ick, both of Lakeland, while conducting the search war- rant. They were both charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug para- phernalia.
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