6 Flagler County residents sent to prison on multi-state drug charges: DOJ

BUNNEL, Florida. – Six Flagler County residents will spend the next several years in prison on drug charges linked to the Mexican cartel, according to the Department of Justice.

The accusations emerged as a result of Operation Ice Man, a two-year local, state and federal investigation by numerous law enforcement agencies. The defendants were transporting methamphetamine and cocaine from Phoenix, Arizona, and Los Angeles, California, to central Florida. A total of nine people were charged, including six who reside in Flagler County.

Those charged include:

• Tyrone James Jones, 55, of Palm Coast (convicted of drug trafficking conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute)

• Zara Adriana Mascarella, 20, of Palm Coast (drug trafficking conspiracy)

• Jimmie Lee Bizzell, 53, of Green Cove Springs (drug trafficking conspiracy)

• Alfred Lamar Shavers, 48, of Bunnell (drug trafficking conspiracy and firearm possession by convicted felon)

• Camarie Dontre Shavers, 23, of Bunnell (drug trafficking conspiracy)

• Alfred Lamar Shavers Jr., 26, of Bunnell (drug trafficking conspiracy)

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During the investigation, agents learned that traffickers were using commercial trucks to ship methamphetamine and cocaine from Mexico to the United States.

When search warrants were issued on October 31, 2022 in Palm Coast, Bunnell and Daytona Beach, officers found 44.54 kilograms of methamphetamine, 2.72 kilograms of cocaine, nine firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition seized from Shaver's home.

Officers also discovered that Luis Miguel Hernandez, 36, of Phoenix, and Saul Sandoval, 39, of Phoenix, were the sources of methamphetamine and cocaine originating from Phoenix and Los Angeles.

The two men had negotiated deals with co-conspirators in Mexico who sent drugs across the border to sell.

A search warrant was served on April 25, 2023, at Sandoval's home, where officers found 1,114 grams of fentanyl pills, 18 firearms, 18 weapon suppressors and more than $5,000 in cash. He was arrested and taken to Florida to face his charges.

Hernandez was arrested the same day in Los Angeles. The DOJ said he was conducting a new drug bust involving nearly 36 kilograms of methamphetamine when he was arrested. Hernandez was also transported to Florida.