Three men pleaded guilty to federal charges they were receiving cocaine shipped from Puerto Rico to their locations in the Florida Panhandle, according to the Walton County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office (WCSO).

An investigation between October 2019 and June 2023 found that 44-year-old Omar Josue Morales-Rodriguez of Freeport; 39-year-old Marcos Aguilar Gonzalez of Santa Rosa Beach; and 33-year-old Edmar Agustin Gonzalez of Crestview conspired to ship cocaine through the mail from Puerto Rico to the Florida Panhandle.

During the investigation conducted by the WCSO, four packages were seized, including one located by a K9 officer which was a karaoke machine which had been “manipulated” to hold a kilo of cocaine, according to the sheriff’s office.

In all, 20 packages were found, each containing an estimated kilo of cocaine, and had been shipped to addresses in Walton County, as well as Okaloosa County.

In addition, a search warrant executed at a storage unit in Walton County led to the seizure of four firearms and ammunition illegally owned by Morales-Rodriguez.

The three men each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine. Morales-Rodriguez and Aguilar Gonzalez also pleaded guilty to one count of distribution and possession with intent to distribute cocaine.

Morales-Rodriguez pleaded guilty to an additional charge of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, having previously been convicted in federal court in Puerto Rico for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Sentencing hearings are set for May 23 and June 6.

Morales-Rodriguez faces a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 10 years with a maximum term of life, while Aguilar Gonzalez and Agustin Gonzalez face a mandatory minimum sentence of five years with a maximum term of 40 years.

In addition, all three could be subject to lifetime post-release supervision.