Terrance Tre’jhon Moore, of Lehigh Acres, Florida, was found guilty of Conspiracy to Trafficking in Methamphetamine in an amount weighing 200 Grams or More and Purchase of a Controlled Substance. The Lee County jury returned its verdict early this afternoon following a three-day trial before the Honorable Margaret O. Steinbeck.
Evidence presented at trial showed that Moore trafficked in two pounds of methamphetamines. Two pounds of methamphetamines equates to approximately 907 grams. Members of the Narcotics Enforcement Task Force (NETFORCE) conducted electronic and physical surveillance of the defendant as he arrived at the negotiated location for the drug transaction. Officers then followed the defendant’s vehicle, stopped it, searched it, and discovered the methamphetamine.
Sentencing is scheduled for April 29, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. At a minimum, the law requires that Moore be sentenced to 15 years in prison to be served as a mandatory sentence.
Assistant State Attorney John Dommerich, Jr., Chief of Special Prosecutions, and Assistant State Attorney Natalie Savino prosecuted the case.
Three defendants, including Moore, have gone to trial with all three having been found guilty by a trial jury of drug trafficking-related charges arising from NETFORCE’s first long term investigation, Operation Block Party, which commenced in 2020. Others have already been convicted by plea.
NETFORCE was formed by State Attorney Amira Fox in 2019 and in conjunction with partner law enforcement agencies, in order to coordinate a Circuit-wide approach to infiltrating and dismantling drug trafficking organizations, organized crime, racketeering, and money-laundering enterprises in Southwest Florida.