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Woman sentenced to 30 years for drug trafficking

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CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla.--- A Charlotte County woman was sentenced to 30 years in prison for trafficking drugs on Tuesday. 

Debra Angeles, 48, pleaded open to the court on four cases involving three counts of trafficking Amphetamine, 28 to 200 grams and one count of trafficking Amphetamine, 14 to 28 grams in Charlotte County. 

According to the State Attorney's office, between February and April 2017, Angeles sold over 103 grams of methamphetamine for $4,000.00. In one of her cases, during a traffic stop in April 2017, deputies found 36 grams of methamphetamine, plastic baggies and a digital scale. They also found cocaine and the opioid, Dilaudid. 

Angeles was known for running drugs from Sarasota County to Charlotte County and received thousands of dollars and a BMW in exchange for drugs. 

As part of her sentence Angeles must pay $350,000.00 in fines, her driver's license will be suspended for 1 year and she must pay $100 to each of the state and local drug trust funds.