(Citrus County, FL) Today, 31-year-old Angel Alberto Seda Ways was adjudicated guilty on all charges. Jurors found Seda Ways guilty of Trafficking in Cocaine with Actual Possession of a Firearm, Conspiracy to Commit Trafficking in Cocaine, and Possession of Paraphernalia.

Jurors began deliberating yesterday afternoon but were forced to reconvene today after the defendant was transported out of the courtroom for medical treatment. Seda Ways will remain in the Lecanto Detention Facility to await his sentencing hearing on July 21, 2025, at 1 p.m.

Back in September of 2022, after several months of investigation, Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) detectives ended a large-scale cocaine trafficking operation. 

CCSO officials were notified by federal partners of packages containing illicit narcotics being mailed to a property in Citrus County. Working with the United States Postal Service and Homeland Security, CCSO officers intercepted packages containing multiple kilos of cocaine being sent to the address.

After conducting additional surveillance, narcotics investigators secured a search warrant for the property located off South Kensington Ave. in Lecanto, FL. During the execution of the warrant, they located multiple kilograms of cocaine, an extensive amount of cash, firearms, a narcotics ledger, scales, packaging equipment, and a money counter.

Three individuals were arrested and charged accordingly, one of which was defendant Seda Ways.

This case was successfully prosecuted by Assistant State Attorneys Tara Hartman and Kevin Davis.

Published on 06/05/2025.