Florida Keys man accused of selling heroin to undercover detective

Yeiniel Moreno, 20, arrested Thursday on felony charges

KEY WEST, Fla. – A Florida Keys man accused of selling drugs to an undercover Monroe County Sheriff's Office detective was arrested Thursday.

Sheriff's spokeswoman Becky Herrin said Yeiniel Moreno, 20, twice sold heroin to an undercover operative, once in May and again in August.

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Herrin said that Moreno agreed to meet the operative on both occasions, once on Summerland Key and once on Little Torch Key. She said money was exchanged during both meetings, and a cellphone was used to communicate about the transaction.

Moreno was booked into jail Thursday on two felony counts each of sale of heroin and use of a two-way communications device to facilitate a felony.

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