‘Breaking bad on steroids’: Drugs, explosives seized in major Central Florida bust, sheriff says
By LeeAnn Huntoon, Stewart Moore
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BREVARD COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office announced a “major drug and explosive devices arrest” of 26-year-old Maxwell Horvath on Wednesday.
Described by the sheriff as “breaking bad on steroids, authorities found dozens of high-powered rifles and handguns, thousands of rounds of ammunition, grenade simulators, and five improvised explosive devices.
About 92,000 pounds of a substance removed from kratom, which makes a substance called 7-OH, which is 15 times more potent than morphine, was also found.
Back in 2017, Horvath served two years of federal probation for charges related to explosive devices and drug possession. The sheriff’s office said Horvath now faces a lot more, including pending federal indictments.
Horvath is behind bars, and the sheriff said they are still working on the specific charges he will face.
BCSO credited the successful arrest to the work of its agents and partners, including the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), and the Palm Bay Police Department.
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