Naked Florida Man Leads Deputies To House Full Of Drugs and $85K

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FLORIDA WORD

April 28, 2025 4:24 pm

A pool table displays seized items including three firearms, stacks of U.S. currency, bags of suspected marijuana and psilocybin mushrooms, and drug paraphernalia, with potted marijuana plants in the background, inside a Saint Johns County residence. Caption: Evidence seized by SJSO, including firearms, cash, and drugs, found during a search of Alejandro Barzaga’s residence. (Credit: SJSO)

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Florida – A startling incident on April 15, 2025, led St. Johns County deputies to a drug operation after a naked Florida man attempted to break into a home on Swallowtail Lane.

The residents of the home were awoken to the man striking their doors and windows with a large wooden branch.

The suspect, 44-year-old Alejandro Barzaga, allegedly shattered the glass to a rear kitchen door and the victims hid in another bedroom while calling 911.

Alejandro Barzaga, 44, was initially arrested for armed burglary and criminal mischief (Credit: SJSO)

Deputies apprehended Barzaga and discovered he lived nearby. At his residence, they noticed clothing and a purse outside, with the garage door left open.

Deputies say they entered the home to check on the welfare of any occupants and discovered evidence of a large marijuana grow operation.

Marijuana plants found in a grow tent during the SJSO investigation at Barzaga’s home. (Credit: SJSO)

SJSO narcotics detectives joined the investigation and executed a search warrant at the residence.

Detectives seized three firearms, $85,000 in cash, 22 pounds of psilocybin mushrooms, three pounds of marijuana, 12 mature marijuana plants, 17 grams of ketamine, 5.2 pounds of marijuana edibles, drug ledgers, and paraphernalia tied to drug cultivation and sales.

$85,000 in U.S. currency discovered by SJSO during the search of Alejandro Barzaga’s home. (Credit: SJSO)

The Florida man faces charges of armed burglary to an occupied dwelling and criminal mischief.