DEA Task Force agent Sgt. James Darrell Hickox sold illegal drugs and amassed hundreds of thousands of dollars, and was discovered - not by the DEA, or the Sheriff's dept, as they are oblivious to their own corruption, but instead by the FBI investigation into illegal drug use and trafficking.

Nassau Sgt. James Darrell Hickox was arrested by the FBI Friday on charges of possession with intent to sell cocaine, MDMA and fentanyl. That same day, the FBI arrested Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Joshua Earrey. As First Coast News was the first to report, the FBI claims Earrey bought oxycodone from his own confidential source while serving as a member of a local DEA Task Force.

The complaint against Hickox was released late Monday. It says Hickox should be charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute illegal drugs including cocaine, MDMA (ecstasy) and more than 40 grams of a substance containing fentanyl.

The FBI probe began after it received a tip that Hickox and another officer routinely stole money and drugs from suspects. The source said the officers frequently allowed the source and a criminal associate to take a portion of confiscated drugs and cash seizures "off the top."

A search warrant executed March 10 at Hickox's home yielded large quantities of drugs, imitation drugs and cash in a detached garage with a sign reading "Gator's Man Cave." The complaint says FBI agents found "three shoeboxes containing cash," estimated at about $100,000, in a bedroom closet.

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