Office of The State Attorney, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Florida
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Serving the Citizens of Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, and Sumter Counties

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MARION MAN FOUND GUILTY TRAFFICKING OVER 200 GRAMS OF METHAMPHETAMINE

(Marion County, FL) On September 17, 2025, Cody Allen McGuigan, age 40, was found guilty of Trafficking Fentanyl over 14 Grams, Trafficking Methamphetamine 200 Grams or More, Possession of Cocaine, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Unlawful Use of a Two-way Communication Device. McGuigan has been remanded into custody to await his sentencing hearing after a presentence investigation is completed. McGuigan faces a 20-year minimum-mandatory sentence for his crimes.

In February 2024, agents of the Marion County Unified Drug Enforcement Task Force (UDEST) were conducting an investigation of suspected drug trafficking in the Citra area of Marion County. The investigation included the use of court-authorized interceptions, commonly referred to as wiretaps, of a phone used by a suspected drug supplier operating in the Citra area of Marion County. On February 13, 2024, agents intercepted communications indicating that Cody McGuigan was arranging to make a large purchase of narcotics from the drug supplier.

During surveillance, agents observed a vehicle traveling towards the suspected drug supplier’s residence and then leaving shortly after midnight. A UDEST agent notified patrol officers in the area to be on the lookout for the vehicle. Shortly after midnight, Marion County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Bosnyak observed the vehicle and ran the license plate, finding that the registered owner had a suspended license. Deputy Bosnyak then conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle and, when contact was made with the driver, noticed the smell of marijuana emitting from inside the vehicle.

Law enforcement then searched the vehicle, which revealed a cereal box on the floor of the rear passenger seat where the defendant, Cody McGuigan, was sitting, and a tan purse to the left of where he was sitting. Multiple plastic bags of methamphetamine and fentanyl were found in the cereal box, and plastic bags containing fentanyl and cocaine were found in the purse.

Over 300 grams of methamphetamine and over 15 grams of fentanyl were collected.

Assistant State Attorney Samuel Armstrong, assisted by Paralegal Kimberly Lane, successfully prosecuted the case.

Published on 09/19/2025.