BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A man arrested in a major drug bust in Brevard County is set to take a plea deal Tuesday in federal court.
Maxwell Horvath was arrested in December 2025 after deputies seized 92,000 pounds of drugs and an arsenal of weapons and explosives.
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey called it “Breaking Bad on steroids!!”
In a monthlong investigation that began in September 2025 and involved the DEA, ATF and Palm Bay Police Department, Ivey said agents seized about 92,000 pounds of an illegal substance suspected to contain a concentration of 7-OH, which is about 13 times more potent than morphine, that has a street value of about $4.7 million.
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Agents said they recovered five explosive devices, grenade simulators, chemicals to make explosives, thousands of pounds of ammunition and an arsenal of weapons.
BCSO Public Information Officer Tod Goodyear said when agents uncovered the weapons, they were “surprised” because Horvath, a convicted felon, is legally prohibited from possessing firearms.
Under a deal with prosecutors, Horvath is set to plead guilty to one charge: being a convicted felon in possession of a weapon.
Tuesday’s hearing is set for 10:30 a.m.