Florida Couple Indicted for Meth and Fentanyl Distribution, Gun Charges
Pensacola, Fla. – Andre Darrell Perry, 37, of Pensacola and Loredano Alessandra Bassolino, 38, of Navarre, Fla., each have been indicted in federal court on one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. Perry was also indicted on one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the charges.
Perry appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Hope T. Cannon for his initial appearance at the United States Courthouse in Pensacola, Florida. Bassolino appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Zachary C. Bolitho for her initial appearance at the United States Courthouse in Pensacola, Florida. Trial is scheduled for August 17, 2026, at 8:30 am in Pensacola before District Court Judge T. Kent Wetherell, II.
If convicted, Perry faces at least 10 years’ imprisonment, and up to life imprisonment, on the drug possession count; at least 5 years’ imprisonment, and up to life imprisonment, on the possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense count; and up to 15 years’ imprisonment on the possession of a firearm by a convicted felon count. Bassolino faces at least 5 years’, and up to 40 years’, imprisonment.
This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the United States Marshals Service.
An indictment is merely an allegation by a grand jury that a defendant has committed a violation of federal criminal law and is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.
