{"id":328117,"date":"2026-07-03T05:46:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T05:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/328117\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T05:46:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T05:46:14","slug":"more-than-500-grams-of-meth-seized-in-cape-coral-drug-investigation-man-faces-trafficking-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/328117\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 500 grams of meth seized in Cape Coral drug investigation; Man faces trafficking charge"},"content":{"rendered":"

More than 500 grams of meth seized in Cape Coral drug investigation; Man faces trafficking charge<\/p>\n

\"Nehilah<\/a>\"Jaylen<\/a>CAPE CORAL, Fla. \u2014<\/p>\n

Cape Coral police’s SWAT team raided a home on Northwest 8th Terrace, seizing 500 grams of methamphetamine, pills, and marijuana, and arresting Joseph Evans, who faces a capital felony and other drug-related charges. <\/p>\n

Frank Lucero, a neighbor, shared his concerns about the raid. <\/p>\n

“Well, it’s alarming. You know, I’m taking my grandchild through there, and who knows what could happen. Let’s say there’s an altercation of some type and bullets are flying. I mean, God forbid it hit my grandson or myself. So not good,” Lucero said. <\/p>\n

Cape Coral police released photos of the drugs seized from Evans’ home and confirmed this was not his first encounter with law enforcement. <\/p>\n

“We had charges on him. Which is why we also believed that there were going to be narcotics in the residence. So we had those prior charges, and then we added a lot of new ones to include the capital, capital felony for methamphetamine,” Officer Mercedes Simonds of the Cape Coral Police Department said. <\/p>\n

Neighbors said they noticed police activity while heading to work or during their morning routines. <\/p>\n

“He’s going away for a while, I’m assuming. Yeah. That is absolutely insane. It can happen anywhere. It just goes to show it doesn’t matter. You know where you are,” said Fallon, a resident of Cape Coral. <\/p>\n

Cape Coral police reminded residents to stay aware of what may be happening in their neighborhoods. <\/p>\n

The Cape Coral Police Department said it seized the following:<\/p>\n

Methamphetamine (approximately 531.3 grams)Xanax (alprazolam) pills (approximately 194.7 grams)Marijuana (approximately 924.8 grams)LSDDrug paraphernalia consistent with the storage and distribution of narcoticsU.S. currency \"Image\"Image<\/p>\n

Authorities added that Evans had prior drug-related charges, which led to the warrant for his home. Cape Coral police described the operation as one of their larger drug busts.<\/p>\n

Evans is facing charges of trafficking in methamphetamine (a capital felony), possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell (Xanax) (a first-degree felony), and possession of drug paraphernalia (a first-degree misdemeanor).<\/p>\n

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