‘Primary supplier’ of Arlington drug ring previously served time for drug charges and escape, court records show
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Court documents are providing more details about a Jacksonville man investigators say was the primary supplier for an Arlington neighborhood drug ring.Somario Atkins, 40, was arrested Sept. 2 on Bert Road after JSO says its Narcotics Unit Tact Team 4 spent months documenting what investigators say was a brazen, open-air drug operation at the Catalina Apartments in Jacksonville’s Arlington neighborhood. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office identified Atkins as the primary supplier of a drug operation that ultimately led to 14 total arrests. Controlled drug buys at apartment complex According to the arrest report, undercover detectives made four separate controlled drug purchases from Atkins between May and August 2026 — each one at or near the same Arlington apartment complex, each one within 1,000 feet of a 24-hour convenience store.The first transaction occurred on May 29 when JSO says an undercover detective posing as a drug buyer approached the complex and was directed to Atkins. Atkin