Evergreen Reporter

U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Enock Edouard, a 37-year-old from Tampa, to 28 years in federal prison for various charges including conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and obstruction of justice. Edouard was found guilty on May 8, 2024, after a two-day bench trial.

Edouard's co-conspirators received the following sentences: Joshua Robertson (36, Auburndale) was sentenced to 14 years; Cameron Mosley (31, Tampa) received 10 years and 7 months; Nathaniel Fagan (38, Tampa) was given 8 years and 4 months; Jordan Myers (32, Los Angeles) received a sentence of 5 years; and Michael Lee Johnson (22, Auburndale) was sentenced to 2 years and 9 months.

The trial revealed that between 2021 and 2023, Edouard was involved in a drug trafficking network operating across the Middle District of Florida and beyond. This network transported methamphetamine and fentanyl from Mexico to California in car tires before moving them to Orlando and Tampa. One co-conspirator testified that Edouard acted as "the only person between me and the cartels," estimating that over 300 kilograms of methamphetamine were sold within ten months.

FBI agents arrested Edouard in Las Vegas and conducted a search at his downtown Tampa apartment where they found additional fentanyl and a firearm. The investigation led to the seizure of fifteen firearms, two hand grenades, more than 25 kilograms of methamphetamine, and over $80,000 in cash from Edouard and his associates.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation along with the Tampa Police Department and Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office as part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation. The OCDETF aims to dismantle high-level criminal organizations using a coordinated approach involving multiple agencies. Assistant United States Attorneys Michael R. Kenneth and Diego F. Novaes prosecuted the case.