Multi-Kilogram Methamphetamine And Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced To 19 Years In Federal Prison

Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron today sentenced George Pherai-Bogeajis (35, Orlando) to 19 years and 7 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl and possessing firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking. The court also ordered Pherai-Bogeajis to forfeit four vehicles and four firearms used in the offense, along with $867,265 of drug proceeds. Pherai-Bogeajis entered a guilty plea on June 18, 2024.   

According to court documents, Pherai-Bogeajis was engaged in kilogram-level methamphetamine transactions for years. In March 2024, a co-conspirator was stopped after conducting a pickup from Pherai-Bogeajis’s residence and found to be carrying $149,785 of drug proceeds (see images below):

On April 9, 2024, the DEA executed a search warrant at Pherai-Bogeajis’s home and seized 48.9 kilograms of methamphetamine, more than 5,500 grams of MDMA, more than 2 kilograms of cocaine, 978 grams of fentanyl, hallucinogens, marijuana, oxycodone pills, four firearms, and $717,480 in cash. Additional drugs and two vehicles containing “traps” to conceal drugs and proceeds for transport were located during a search of an address in Ocoee. 

This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, with assistance from the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, the Ocoee Police Department, the Orlando Police Department, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, and the Oveido Police Department. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Dana E. Hill. 

This case was part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at www.justicegov/OCDETF. 

This case is also part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence for occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.