Vice and Narcotics Bureau detectives in Florida arrested a suspected drug dealer and recovered a firearm and a significant quantity of illegal narcotics during a search warrant at a suspected drug house.
Javier Joel Perez, 45, is charged with multiple narcotic and weapon felonies including possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Perez is a convicted felon and documented gang member in Collier County.
“I’ve made it very clear this type of illegal activity will not be tolerated in Collier County,” Collier County Sheriff Kevin Rambosk said. “Our Vice and Narcotics Bureau detectives work diligently to identify and arrest drug dealers in our community. Day or night you never know when they are going to come knocking.”
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At 1:44 p.m. on Friday, detectives, supported by SWAT and other CCSO units, executed a search warrant at Perez’s residence at 409 Taylor St. in Immokalee.
Detectives recovered the following items during the search:
- Methamphetamine, 29.5 grams
- Cocaine, 8.8 grams
- Marijuana, 1,733 grams
- A semiautomatic rifle
The drugs were packaged for sale, deputies say.
During the course of the CCSO investigation, detectives routinely observed a high level of “traffic” at the residence, the arrest report states.
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Most of the traffic was individuals engaged in hand-to-hand transactions with Perez, in which money was exchanged for narcotics.
In addition to Perez, a female, and two juveniles were inside the residence when the search warrant was executed.
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