Record-breaking Tallahassee Police Department Drug Bust Leads to Federal Indictment of Drug Trafficker

Tallahassee, Florida – Chandale Maurice Mills, 42, of Tallahassee, Florida, has been indicted in federal court for possession with intent to distribute multiple controlled substances including more than 5 kilograms of cocaine, 500 grams of methamphetamine, 40 grams of fentanyl, and 50 kilograms of marijuana; possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking; and possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon. John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida announced the charges. Mills appeared in federal court for his arraignment before United States Magistrate Judge Martin A. Fitzpatrick in Tallahassee, Florida. Jury trial is scheduled for July 27, 2026, at 8:30 am before Chief District Court Judge Allen C. Winsor in Tallahassee, Florida. If convicted as charged, Mills faces ten years’ to Life imprisonment on the drug trafficking count, five years to Life for possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, and up to 15 years’ imprisonment for possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. The case was investigated by the Tallahassee Police Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.