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Former DEA Agent James Hickox is looking at “up to 40 years in federal prison on drug-related charges.” The Florida based rat was doing more than nibbling little tastes of the cheese he was guarding. He ran a sizable and lucrative pyramid distribution scheme for cocaine, as a side gig.
Former agent charged
A former agent with the Florida branch of the DEA was indicted by the State Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida, it was announced on Tuesday, March 14. The 37-year-old also served as a Nassau County Sheriff’s Sergeant but couldn’t figure out which side of the fence to work, so handled both.
He’s now charged with “possession with intent to distribute controlled substances.” He got ratted out by an accomplice who’s out to save their own tail.
The internal investigation started after a “cooperating defendant” was arrested in August 2022. The feds like to call him “CD.” While they were smacking CD around with phone books down at the station, he alleged that agent Hickox and another officer “stole seized drugs and cash and conspired to distribute controlled substances.”
“Nassau Sgt. Darrell James Hickox was arrested by the FBI Friday on charges of possession with intent to sell cocaine, MDMA and fentanyl”
Florida 👮🏻♂️ 🔥
'Unforgivable': Second local law enforcement agent arrested in FBI drug investigation https://t.co/2JbHwvL1OR
— Denise 'You have fouled your nest, not us' (@thebax33) March 14, 2023
He knew they did that because he sold the coke for them. CD “alleged that he and another source” were “allowed to keep a portion of narcotics and cash found during law enforcement searches.” Their portion being “half.”
After skimming coke and cash from any evidence seized by the DEA, agent Hickox “and the other officer only documented the amounts of cocaine and cash that the police retained.” When the DEA wasn’t busting enough coke to keep his customers happy, Hickox and his partner resorted to buying wholesale. They went through CD as their middleman.
“CD and another source assisted Hickox and the other officer with controlled purchases of drugs, including cocaine.” CD “alleged that he and the other source were typically allowed to keep approximately half of the cocaine they purchased.” Hickox allegedly “told the CD that as long as the seized dope was good, the felon could keep some drugs ‘off the top.‘”
Regular cash bonuses
As described in court documents, CD would sell their cut of the coke and other drugs on the street, for “their own benefit and gave some of the profits to Hickox and the other officer.” Since they were so industrious, CD and his buddy “were rewarded with some of the cash seized during law enforcement searches.”
Agent Hickox “gave money to the CD in this manner on at least seven occasions. In addition, the CD noted that although the officers would give them cash following an operation, at a later point in time, the CD and the other source would give Hickox and the other officer a portion of that sum back, for their own payment.”
After they got done taking CD’s full confession, authorities got a warrant to search the home of agent Hickox. That’s where “they found 168 grams of fentanyl, 17 grams of cocaine, three shoe boxes with approximately $100,000 in cash, a safe with $76,000 in cash, and three, 1 kg bricks of benzocaine.”
FBI officials announced that 37-year-old former DEA agent and Nassau County Sheriff’s Sergeant, James Hickox was charged with possession with intent to distribute controlled substances.https://t.co/bBqKN0YO2u
— Lizzy (@Big_Dead_Bird) March 14, 2023
Apparently, he was stepping on his coke pretty hard, that’s not nice. Always bring the test kit! Things heated up for the suspect when they searched his office.
When authorities searched the office of former agent Hickox at the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office, where he worked in personnel, “they found 300-400 various-colored ecstasy tablets in the shape of miniature grenades.”
When they got around to filling out the paperwork, they charged him with “intent to distribute cocaine, MDMA, and 40 grams or more of fentanyl.” His Miami Vice lifestyle just turned into another case of smugglers blues.
