Today State Attorney Amira Fox and the Narcotics Enforcement Task Force (NETFORCE) announce the results of Operation No Cap. The investigation started during a smaller investigation in Cape Coral, during a controlled drug delivery, that led to a high-speed crash and discovery of a criminal organization.
There have been 10 people arrested with 7 charged with RICO charges for a multitude of crimes. These crimes include drug trafficking and money laundering, as part of an organizational structure to commit criminal activity, along with associates who participated in crimes dating back to 2020.
Additionally, one of the members of this criminal enterprise, Jordan Octavian, has recently been indicted for First Degree Murder by Drug Distribution for distributing Fentanyl that caused the death of a man in Cape Coral.
During Operation No Cap, NETFORCE seized 1 kilo of Fentanyl, 1 kilo of protonitazene (a synthetic opioid more potent than Fentanyl,) 1 kilo of methamphetamine, 40.3 grams of cocaine, 426 pounds of marijuana, and more than 25 grams of oxycodone. Also seized were 10 firearms and $179,718 in U.S. currency.
The Cape Coral Police Department, Fort Myers Police Department, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, and Lee County Port Authority Police led parts of this investigation.
NETFORCE was formed by State Attorney Fox to coordinate a circuit-wide approach to investigating and fighting crime.
NETFORCE includes federal, state, and local agencies working together. They are: the State Attorney’s Office, Homeland Security Investigations, FDLE, Cape Coral Police Department, Fort Myers Police Department, Lee County Port Authority Police, Collier County Sheriff’s Office, Naples Police Department, FHP, Marco Island Police Department, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Marshals Service, DEA, Customs and Border Protection (Air and Marine Operations), HIDTA, Hendry County Sheriff’s Office, Punta Gorda Police Department, Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, and Glades County Sheriff’s Office.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) also helped make Operation No Cap possible.
“Thanks to FDLE’s S.A.F.E. grant program, law enforcement is making real progress in the fight against fentanyl and other deadly drugs threatening our communities,” said FDLE Fort Myers Special Agent in Charge Eli Lawson. “Since the program launched in 2023, it has led to more than 2,100 arrests and the seizure of over 460 pounds of fentanyl statewide. In the Fort Myers region alone, FDLE has helped make 63 arrests and seize 88 pounds of fentanyl off the streets. The S.A.F.E. program is giving law enforcement the tools and the momentum we need to get this poison out of our neighborhoods.”
Samantha Syoen – State Attorney’s Office Communications Director