A 10-year sentence was given Tuesday to a woman found guilty of trafficking in 7 grams of fentanyl found in her bra, State Attorney Larry Basford announced.
Priscilla Lawanda Rolle, 44, of Panama City, was found guilty earlier this month of Trafficking in Fentanyl (more than 4 grams but less than 14). Prosecutor Josh James presented evidence and witnesses proving the defendant had 2 baggies of fentanyl hidden in her bra when she was stopped by Bay County Sheriff’s Office Investigators on Aug. 11, 2023.
Circuit Court Judge Dustin Stephenson issued the sentence, which included a minimum-mandatory 7 years under Florida’s enhanced drug trafficking statutes. Trafficking in that amount of fentanyl is a First-Degree Felony.
The evidence showed the defendant was driving on 15th Street when she was stopped by Bay County Sheriff’s Office investigators for a traffic violation.
Inv. Doug Cummings’ K-9 “Fila” conducted a free air sniff around the vehicle and alerted for the presence of narcotics near the driver’s door. Panama City police dispatched a female officer to assist with the search.
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The jury deliberated for about 25 minutes.
Basford thanked the Bay County Sheriff’s Office for its work, and Cummings for another successful deployment of “Fila.”
For more information, contact Mike Cazalas at mike.cazalas@sa14.fl.gov, or call 850-381-7454.