JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville man was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to distributing more than three kilograms of fentanyl in Glynn County, according to the FBI.
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Officials said Larry B. Taylor, 59, was the primary source of fentanyl to the drug conspiracy in the Dec. 2022 indictment dubbed “Operation Ghost Busted” because of the drug traffickers' involvement in the Ghost Face Gangsters and other gangs to distribute drugs to the greater Glynn County area.
Investigators said Taylor distributed more than three kilograms of fentanyl in the greater Glynn County area. He was arrested more than 50 times and has at least 10 prior felony convictions and he violated parole at least eight times after conviction.
The FBI said the investigation was triggered by a significant increase in drug overdoses and deaths in the greater Glynn County area.
Multiple Georgia police agencies collaborated to identify the drug trafficking network that reached coastal and south Georgia and Mexican cartels.
Officials said the traffickers operated in and out of Georgia prisons and guards worked with the “Ghost Face Gangsters” and other gangs including the Aryan Brotherhood, Surenos, Bloods, and Gangster Disciples.
Taylor is one of 76 defendants in Operation Ghost Busted, 73 were sentenced to terms as much as life after pleading guilty.
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Two are awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty, including David D. Young, also known as “Khaos,” who was a fugitive until his March 2024 capture in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, a month after the case was featured on “America’s Most Wanted.” Another defendant died while awaiting trial.
The FBI said all defendants in Operation Ghost Busted have a history of illegal drug use, including several who survived repeat overdoses. All have been arrested more than 1,000 times and convicted of more than 250 felonies, with more than 260 violations of parole.