For Immediate Release
April 18, 2025
 
PENSACOLA, Fla. – The Florida Department of Law Enforcement announces the arrest of Christopher Alonse Cobb, Jr., 20, of Pensacola, on five counts of trafficking fentanyl. The arrest is the result of a joint investigation by FDLE and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Drug Task Force, and with funding from Florida’s State Assistance for Fentanyl Eradication (S.A.F.E.) grant.
 
The investigation began in October 2024 after agents identified Cobb as a fentanyl distributer within a drug trafficking organization. Between October 2024 and April 2025, FDLE and HIDTA task force members witnessed Cobb selling fentanyl during five controlled drug purchases. Cobb sold nearly a quarter of a pound of fentanyl during the controlled purchases operations.
 
An arrest warrant for Cobb was issued on April 14, and FDLE arrested him on April 16. FDLE and task force agents conducted two search warrants that same day and seized a stolen 9mm Glock 23 pistol, a 50-round pistol drum, ammunition and multiple cellphones.
 
Cobb was booked into the Escambia County Jail and is being held without bond pending first appearance. The case will be prosecuted by the Office of the State Attorney, First Judicial Circuit.
 
FDLE Pensacola and the DEA HIDTA Drug Task Force are investigating the case. The Florida Highway Patrol assisted in the arrest. The investigation remains active.
 
The S.A.F.E. grant program designed to combat illegal fentanyl activity through grant-funded reimbursements for pre-approved fentanyl-related investigative operations. It was established by the Florida Legislature in 2023 and has resulted in more than 1,400 arrests and law enforcement  seizing more than 400 pounds of fentanyl, more than 480 pounds of cocaine, more than 1,200 pounds of marijuana and more than 470 firearms.
 
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