Three arrested in Fort Myers drug bust after three-month-long investigation
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FORT MYERS, Fla. – Three people were arrested after a drug bust at two Fort Myers locations on Thursday.
The Fort Myers Police Department’s Vice/Narcotics Unit along with other investigators served simultaneous search warrants at 3519 Eastland St. and 3531 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
The search warrants were executed after a three-month undercover investigation targeting several people who have been distributing crack cocaine and fentanyl throughout the Dunbar area.
Four people were detained during the searches, according to Fort Myers police. The three people arrested were Prince Davis, Roosevelt Jackson, and Austin Petersen Jr.
Three arrests made, large amounts of drugs seized in Fort Myers searches
Published: December 18, 2020 1:14 PM EST
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Three men were arrested during two simultaneous searches in Fort Myers, which also uncovered large quantities of drugs as well as paraphernalia and firearms.
On Thursday, the Fort Myers Police, working with other agencies, executed searches on homes on Eastland Street and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
The searches were the results of a three-month-long undercover investigation targeting
multiple people suspected of selling crack cocaine and fentanyl throughout the Dunbar area.
Upon execution of both search warrants, four individuals were detained.
A search of the Eastland Street residence yielded: