MONROE COUNTY, Fla. — A 25-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman from Miami-Dade County faced drug charges on Sunday after a recent traffic stop in the Florida Keys.

Nicholas Pichardo, a landscaper, and Claudia Yero, a behavioral therapist, were traveling with fentanyl, cocaine, and ecstasy, according to Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputies.

Pichardo was driving a Ram pickup truck — while under the influence and with an expired Florida driver’s license — when deputies stopped him shortly after 9 p.m. on May 22, on U.S. 1, in Key Largo, according to deputies.

Later in jail, Pichardo attempted to smuggle Oxycodone pills into the facility, according to the MCSO.

Pichardo faced nine charges: Four counts of drug possession, two counts of driving under the influence with an unlawful blood alcohol level, marijuana possession, cocaine possession, and smuggling contraband.

Yero faced three charges: Two counts of drug possession and cocaine possession.

Local 10 News Assignment Editor Mariana Ortiz contributed to this report.

Miami-Dade duo faces drug charges in Florida Keys

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