Homeland Security Task Force Yields 27 Year Prison Sentence for Hardee County Methamphetamine Trafficker
July 16, 2026
July 16, 2026
TAMPA, Florida, July 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida posted the following news release:
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Homeland Security Task Force Yields 27 Year Prison Sentence for Hardee County Methamphetamine Trafficker
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Tampa, Florida - Herbert Battle, Jr. (54, Hardee County) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Virgina M. Hernandez Covington to 27 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with . . .
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Homeland Security Task Force Yields 27 Year Prison Sentence for Hardee County Methamphetamine Trafficker
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Tampa, Florida - Herbert Battle, Jr. (54, Hardee County) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Virgina M. Hernandez Covington to 27 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with . . .
