Beginning in 2019, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) launched an investigation into a Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO) operating in Okaloosa County, Florida. The DTO was responsible for the transportation and distribution of cocaine, fentanyl, and marijuana into the area.

Taj Tariq Tamboura Robinson was identified as the leader of the organization. The investigation revealed that he sourced cocaine and fentanyl from Houston, Texas.

In cooperation with the State Attorney’s Office and the Office of Statewide Prosecution, three additional individuals were arrested in connection with the DTO:

Lakendrick Ford-Davis

Darrisha Burden

Mechelle Taylor

Darrisha Burden, acting under the direction of Rashid Robinson, obtained and packaged contraband—including cellphones, tobacco, and controlled substances—for smuggling into a state prison. Lakendrick Ford-Davis, a state correctional officer at the facility where Rashid Robinson was incarcerated, received the contraband from Mechelle Taylor and delivered it to Robinson inside the prison.

The investigation led to multiple federal indictments and significant seizures:

Taj Robinson: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute over 5 kg of cocaine, 400 g of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and marijuana

Distribution of more than 500 g of cocaine

Conspiracy to commit money laundering

Possession with intent to distribute over 5 kg of cocaine and 400 g of fentanyl

Rashid Robinson: Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute over 5 kg of cocaine, 400 g of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and marijuana

Distribution of more than 500 g of cocaine

Conspiracy to commit money laundering

Possession with intent to distribute over 5 kg of cocaine and 400 g of fentanyl

Tyrese Davis:

Possession with intent to distribute over 400 g of fentanyl

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