Thursday, December 15, 2022

Ecstasy trafficking bust in Monroe County traffic stop

On Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at approximately 5:37am, a Monroe County Deputy observed a Nissan, Altima traveling south, which was equipped with what appeared to be a fraudulent temporary Florida license plate. The Deputy confirmed the tag was indeed fraudulent and was registered to another vehicle.

The Deputy conducted a traffic stop on the ve
hicle and made contact with the driver Soleita Gamboa, from Tampa, Florida. While speaking with Gamboa the Deputy smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle.

 

A search of the vehicle was performed with resulted in the seizure of over 4 and a half pounds of Ecstasy pills and marijuana. The approximate value of the Ecstasy is $70,000. Gamboa was arrested on scene and transported to the Monroe County Jail.

 

Gamboa is charged with Unlawful Use of a License Plate to Conceal or Misrepresent the Identity, Operating an Unregistered Vehicle, Window Tint, Possession Less Than One Ounce of Marijuana and Trafficking Ecstasy.

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