Miramar Man faces minimum of 10 years trafficking cocaine through Martin County

Miramar Man faces minimum of 10 years trafficking cocaine through Martin County

MOTORIST TRANSPORTING FOUR KILOS OF COCAINE THROUGH MARTIN COUNTY, PLEADS GUILTY, FACES A MINIMUM OF 10-YEARS IN PRISON

43-year old Shawn Adderley took a chance on Martin County, and lost. Now, his decision to move four kilos of cocaine using a stretch of Martin County roadways will cost him a minimum of 10-years of his life in prison.

Adderley, who is from Miramar, was stopped for speeding on the Martin County stretch of Florida’s Turnpike in November. Just prior to the traffic stop, HSI (Homeland Security Investigations) officials from Ft. Lauderdale’s HIDTA Best Team alerted Martin County Detectives to the potential that Adderley’s vehicle may be passing through our area, and he may be transporting narcotics.

When detectives spotted the Toyota minivan speeding near mile marker 137, they conducted a traffic stop. As investigators prepared the speeding citation, MCSO’s narcotics K-9 conducted a sniff around the outside of the vehicle and alerted to the odor of narcotics.

Upon searching the vehicle, detectives found two bricks of cocaine hidden in the rear driver’s side captain’s chair cushion. Two more packages of cocaine were located in the rear passenger chair cushion. Combined, approximately 4.2 kilograms of cocaine were removed from the van.

A short time later, the Ft. Lauderdale HIDTA Best Team observed Adderley’s wife leave their residence. Investigators conducted a traffic stop on her vehicle and found four more kilos of cocaine inside the car. Investigators later executed a search warrant on Adderley home, and located an additional quarter kilo of cocaine, $10,000 in cash, an assault rifle, and three handguns.