Chuck Wayne Boyd of Miami Gardens, Florida and 15 other Miami-area residents were charged Wednesday in a multi-city drug sting, an indictment unsealed by the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida indicates. The sting targeted people believed to be in selling and trafficking drugs throughout Miami cities. The sixteen Miami-Dade County residents named in the indictment have all been charged with possession of a controlled substance with the intent to distribute. It is unclear whether any of the accused have been arrested and, if so, whether they have qualified for bail. It is also not yet known whether any of the defendants have hired a lawyer.
Those facing charges were identified in the indictment as Chuck Wayne Boyd, 36, of Miami Gardens; Anthony Delancey, 36, of Liberty City; Andre Antonio Jackson, 27, of Overtown; Eddie Lonso Foster Jr., 19, of Liberty City; Kalin Demetrius Mareus, 37, of Miami; Donnie Earl Mathes, 26, of Liberty City; Estmane Lucdor, 33, of Miami; Julius Miguel Angel Ortiz, 26, of Hialeah; Johnny Roy Tarver, 25, of Miami; Vashawn Chanell Thurston, 35, of Liberty City; Anthony Donnell Rose, 41, of Liberty City; Waco Wade, 35, of Liberty City; Keyon Jamor Williams, 25, of Liberty City; Kerry Bernard Williams, 28, of Liberty City; Teshon Renee Yarbough, 24, of Liberty City; and Richard Eugene Young, Jr., 38, of Liberty City.
Reports say an investigation by the Overtown and Liberty City Violence Reduction Partnerships (USAO) led to the charges. The USAO is composed of investigative teams from the Miami Police departments, the FBI, DEA, and ICE-HSI, as well as a number of other local police agencies, sources say. The larger group was formed under the leadership of the U.S. Attorney's Office in October 2011 as a way to combat crime collaboratively throughout Miami different jurisdictions. The USAO also works with the county's youth and troubled kids, offering them resources such as job training and counseling to help them fit in with or rejoin the general populace, sources say. The DEA told reporters following the release, "The DEA is proud to be a part of the Overtown and Liberty City Violence Reduction Partnership and will stand in alliance with our law enforcement partners to combat these violent criminals in our neighborhoods."