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Florida woman trying to buy fentanyl accidentally texts narcotics investigator: deputies

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Updated  January 7, 2025 12:39pm EST
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The Brief

    • A Florida woman was taken to jail after she mistakenly sent a text message to a narcotics investigator seeking to purchase drugs, authorities said.
    • The investigator immediately responded undercover to the text and arranged to meet up at a local gas station for the "sale", according to the Bay County Sheriff's Office.
    • When she arrived, she was greeted not by a drug dealer, but by several BCSO Special Investigations Division officers.

BAY COUNTY, Fla. - A Florida woman was arrested after accidentally texting a narcotics investigator while trying to buy drugs, authorities said.

The Bay County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) said 41-year-old Octavia Wells believed she was contacting a drug dealer to purchase fentanyl before leaving town, but instead sent the message to a BCSO narcotics investigator.

Booking photo of Octavia Wells (Credit: Bay County Sheriff's Office)

The investigator responded undercover and arranged a meeting with Wells at a local gas station. When she arrived, she was greeted not by a drug dealer, but by several BCSO Special Investigations Division officers.

Wells was taken to jail on charges of unlawful use of a two-way communication device, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving with knowledge of a suspended or revoked license.

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The Source: This story was written based on information shared by the Bay County Sheriff's Office on Jan. 6, 2025. 

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