Navarre Woman Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

Pensacola, Florida - Loredana Alessandra Bassolino, 38, of Navarre, Florida was sentenced to five years in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl and more than 5 grams of methamphetamine. The sentence was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.

U.S. Attorney Heekin said: "Thanks to the excellent investigative work of the DEA, with support from the Gulf Coast HIDTA and our U.S. Marshals, and this successful prosecution by my office, this drug trafficker will be kept off our streets. President Donald J. Trump and Attorney General Todd Blanche remain fully committed to delivering the safe, drug-free communities that our citizens deserve, and my office will fulfill that promise with aggressive prosecutions like this one to hold the peddlers of deadly drugs accountable."

Court documents reflect that on January 14, 2026, federal agents executed an arrest warrant for Andre Perry at a hotel in Pensacola, Florida. When law enforcement made entry into Perry's hotel room to effectuate the arrest, they observed drug paraphernalia littered throughout the room, along with a "speed loader" tool used to quickly load ammunition into firearm magazines. Bassolino, another occupant of the hotel room, admitted that narcotics were present and gave consent to search the room. During their search, law enforcement discovered fentanyl, methamphetamine, and a loaded firearm. Both Bassolino and Perry are convicted felons who are legally prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition, with Perry most recently being convicted of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and fentanyl in July 2025.

"Fentanyl remains the biggest drug threat facing our country," said Special Agent in Charge Daniel Escobar, DEA Tampa Field Division. "Our agents and law enforcement partners remain vigilant in the fight to rid our communities of traffickers who distribute this poison to our citizens."

Perry is scheduled for sentencing on February 11, 2027, at 2:00 pm before United States District Judge T. Kent Wetherell, II in Pensacola, Florida.

The conviction and sentence were the result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the United States Marshals Service and the Gulf Coast High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Task Force. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Thomas S.P. Geeker.

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