United States Drug Enforcement Administration

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard sentenced Peterson Fils-Aime (37, Orange Park) to 10 years in federal prison for possessing over 5 kilograms of cocaine with the intent to distribute it. Fils-Aime entered a guilty plea on December 12, 2023.        

According to court records, Fils-Aime was the subject of a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) investigation in 2022. DEA agents had received information that on June 3, 2022, Fils-Aime would be transporting large amounts of cocaine in Jacksonville in the St. Johns Bluff area. Troopers from the Florida Highway Patrol conducted a traffic stop on Fils-Aime’s car. An FHP canine unit alerted to the presence of drugs inside Fils-Aime’s car and troopers recovered approximately seven kilograms of cocaine from inside the car. DEA agents interviewed Fils-Aime who admitted that he was on his way to deliver the cocaine.      

This case was investigated by the DEA, the Florida Highway Patrol, and the Jacksonville Beach Police Department. It was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida.

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