Overview
- Bradford Todd Picariello, 65, of Marathon, was taken into custody after detectives purchased one kilogram of cocaine for $10,000 during a sting.
- Authorities allege he had been selling cocaine he said he recovered at sea.
- Investigators seized a 38-foot vessel, $8,000 in cash, and a .40-caliber handgun in addition to the drugs.
- Published reports conflict on the total cocaine seized, with some citing about 3 kilograms and others 23 kilograms.
- Picariello faces charges of trafficking, selling, and possessing cocaine, and he was booked into the Monroe County Jail.