brevard County, โขFL – โA months-long inquiry culminated in a raid uncovering โฃ92,000 pounds ofโข suspected illegal drugs, firearms, adn improvised explosive devices (IEDs)โค at โคa Florida warehouse, according to theโค Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.the operation led to the arrest โof Maxwell โHorvath, 26, who authorities suspect was โขmanufacturing and โขdistributing an illegal derivative of Kratom known as 7-OH.
Sheriff Ivey announced the arrest via Facebook Reel, stating Horvath is facing multiple weaponsโ charges and is under suspicion for drug offenses. officialsโ estimate the value of the seized 7-OH atโ $4.7 million.The raid also yielded five IEDs, grenade simulators,โ automatic weapons, and thousands of rounds ofโฃ ammunition. This case, as โSheriff Ivey described,โฃ is “Breaking Bad on steroids.”
The investigation revealedโข Horvathโข previously served federal prison timeโฃ for โฃpossession of explosives and trafficking MDMA, โandโ was later sentenced to probation.
The seized substance, 7-OH, is a derivative of Kratom that binds to opioid receptors. The Foodโ and Drug management (FDA) has warned of the dangers of โ7-OH, โคnoting itsโ availability in concentrated forms online and in โretail locations, and its increasingly concerning marketing to childrenโฃ and teens through products like flavored gummies and ice cream.
This arrest coincides with a joint effort announcedโฃ a dayโค prior by the FDA andโค the U.S. Department of โขJusticeโ to โtarget illegal products containing 7-hydroxymitragine. that nationwide effort resultedโฃ in the seizureโ of 73,000 units of product from three warehouses.
The brevard County Sheriff’s โOffice was the primary source of information for this report.
