Man arrested on drug charges

A 35-year-old Big Pine Key man faces additional drug charges after cocaine and fentanyl were found in his pickup truck.

Thomas Michael Byrnes was charged with trafficking in fentanyl and possession of cocaine.

Byrnes pickup truck was impounded stemming from an arrest on Sept. 24 on a warrant for possession of heroin with intent to distribute.

The Sheriff’s Office received information suggesting there were drugs in his pickup truck sitting in a tow lot.

K9 Coral alerted to narcotics in the truck. There were 18 separate bags of cocaine weighing a total of 9.8 grams and 52 bags of fentanyl weighing 12.9 grams in the truck. The drugs were hidden in panels inside the truck.

Byrnes remains in jail.

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