Drug trafficker Keenan Dennard Frederick, arrested during the first NETFORCE investigation, Operation Block Party in 2020, was convicted of Conspiracy to Traffic in Cocaine – 400 Grams or More. The jury returned the guilty verdict just before 6 p.m. last night.
Deputy Chief Assistant State Attorney John Dommerich Jr. and Hendry/Glades County Circuit Court Chief Assistant State Attorney Natalie Savino prosecuted the case.
The defendant was the east coast of Florida cocaine supplier to a co-defendant, also arrested in the operation. He sold two kilos of cocaine that were transported back to Southwest Florida.
Broward County Sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force assisted NETFORCE in the investigation.
Sentencing is scheduled for October 22, 2025.
NETFORCE was formed by State Attorney Amira Fox in conjunction with law enforcement agency partners, to coordinate a circuit-wide approach to infiltrating and dismantling drug trafficking organizations, organized crime, racketeering, and money-laundering enterprises in Southwest Florida.
Samantha Syoen – State Attorney’s Office Communications Director