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Friday, June 5, 2026

The Gainesville Ledger

Public Safety

Alachua County deputies arrest Gainesville man found with fentanyl and cocaine

Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies stopped a man riding a bicycle in Gainesville after detecting the smell of marijuana and took him into custody following a brief struggle. A search of Darrell Johnson, 52, turned up 14 grams of fentanyl — packaged individually in a manner consistent with distribution — along with 5.3 grams of cocaine. Johnson is being held at the county jail on a $60,000 bond.

Sources: WCJB TV20

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