A former UF student, who officers said manufactured psychedelic mushrooms with the intent to sell, was apprehended by U.S. Marshals on Thursday.
Marshals found and arrested Fernando Eyzaguirre on an outstanding drug warrant in Denver Thursday night, according to a press release.
He was booked into the Denver County Jail on his pending arrest warrant.
Eyzaguirre attended UF in Spring 2013 and Spring 2014, the release said.
The 28-year-old and his co-defendant, Antonio Bejerano, are accused of conspiring to manufacture and distribute psychedelic mushrooms in Gainesville between May and August of last year.
The men will face federal charges.
Ezyaguirre also faces charges of possession with intent to sell marijuana. Bejerano now faces charges of possession of a firearm for his Ruger .380-caliber pistol in relation to the drug trafficking crime, according to the release.
“Our agency’s task forces, technology, and investigative expertise will continue to lead to the apprehension of fugitives such as Eyzaguirre,” U.S. Marshal Ed Spooner of the Northern District of Florida said in the press release.
[A version of this story ran on page 5 on 10/3/2014]
