ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. — A South Carolina man who told investigators he attended Electric Daisy Carnival in Orlando was arrested Monday after deputies say he sold suspected drugs to an undercover agent in Altamonte Springs.
Yeriel Fortunato, 35, faces 18 charges, including methamphetamine trafficking, possession of several controlled substances with intent to sell and conspiracy offenses, according to a Seminole County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.
Fortunato told investigators he attended all three days of EDC Orlando, which took place at Tinker Field over the weekend. The alleged transaction occurred the following day in Altamonte Springs.
Undercover purchase
Investigators said a confidential informant arranged a drug purchase through electronic messages. Fortunato arrived at the meeting location in a rented Nissan Sentra and invited the undercover agent into the vehicle, according to the report.
The agent reported seeing Fortunato handling a cardboard shipping envelope containing numerous plastic bags of suspected drugs.
According to investigators, the agent paid Fortunato $1,100 for a bag containing a white crystalline substance. Agents then arrested him without incident.
Suspected drugs recovered
Investigators said a search of the vehicle uncovered substances that field-tested presumptively positive for cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, ketamine, LSD, cannabis and psilocybin mushrooms.
The substance purchased by the undercover agent weighed 36.9 grams with packaging and field-tested presumptively positive for amphetamines, according to the report.
The report notes that investigators used a noncertified scale. It does not include confirmatory laboratory results.
Agents also recovered the $1,100 used in the transaction, investigators said.
What Fortunato told investigators
After being advised of his rights, Fortunato told investigators he lives in Greenville, South Carolina, and had been staying at a rental property in Kissimmee for the festival.
He declined to disclose how he obtained the drugs, according to the report.
Fortunato was taken to the John E. Polk Correctional Facility. The arrest report does not establish his current bond or release status.
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