Escambia County Sheriff’s Office busts the 36th drug house in 2024, man arrested on 4 charges of drug possession
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — The Escambia County Narcotics Unit and SWAT team closed down the 36th drug house since January of this year.
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On Wednesday morning, the narcotics team served a search warrant on 2128 Ledbetter Lane. Deputies say they located a trafficking amount of 140 grams of meth, hydrocodone and marijuana.
Around $2,000 in cash and ammunition was found as well, officials said.
30-year-old convicted felon, Jamal Dortch, was arrested Wednesday morning with five charges of trafficking methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of ammunition by a convicted felon.
Sheriff Simmons says he and his team know they are bettering the community when another drug house is brought to justice.
“At least for that period of time, for the short duration, hopefully, it’s a little more difficult to get drugs. There’s a little less poison in our community and that neighborhood is just a little bit safer.”
Although Escambia’s Narcotics team is the one to put the offenders in handcuffs, Sheriff Chip Simmons says it’s often a community effort to bring down these drug homes.
Escambia County Sheriff’s Department Narcotics Team. (Courtesy of Escambia County Sheriff’s Department)
“The neighborhood says, ‘Hey, this house, this particular house looks a little suspicious, and then we start to initiate the investigation with that.”
The Sheriff’s Office takes to social media each time a new drug house is closed, posting with their ‘this drug house is closed sign.’
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Since the beginning of 2024, 3,480 grams of cocaine, 18,492 grams of meth, and 3,749 grams of fentanyl have been collected by deputies during the home searches.
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