{"id":370517,"date":"2026-08-13T17:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T17:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/370517\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T17:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T17:16:11","slug":"three-arrested-in-cape-coral-narcotics-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/370517\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Arrested in Cape Coral Narcotics Investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/News-Release-Header-NEW-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1640\" height=\"450\" title=\"\" role=\"img\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CAPE CORAL, Fla. \u2014\u00a0The Cape Coral Police Department Narcotics Unit\u2019s thorough investigation into the distribution of cocaine in the city has resulted in the arrests of three people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The investigation began after detectives received information about suspected street-level narcotics distribution in Cape Coral. As part of the investigation, detectives conducted undercover narcotics operations throughout the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\u00a0investigation\u00a0revealed that\u00a0Anthony Widzins (DOB 07\/30\/1985),\u00a0John Dimaria (DOB 09\/22\/1969)\u00a0and\u00a0Leanna June Meadows (DOB 08\/16\/1988)\u00a0worked together to distribute illegal narcotics throughout Cape Coral. Detectives subsequently developed probable cause linking all three suspects to the distribution of illegal narcotics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On August 12, 2026, the Cape Coral Police Department SWAT Team executed a search warrant at 1114 SE 19th St, Cape Coral,\u00a0where Meadows and Widzins were located. Both were taken into custody on outstanding narcotics charges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dimaria was also located and arrested on the outstanding narcotics charges, as well as additional charges stemming from a separate investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The three suspects were transported to the Lee County Jail.<\/p>\n<p>Arrests and Charges<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leanna June Meadows:<\/p>\n<p>3\u00a0counts of Deliver\/Distribute Controlled Substance3\u00a0counts of Use of Two-Way Communication Device to Facilitate a FelonyPossession of a Controlled Substance without Prescription<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anthony Widzins:<\/p>\n<p>2 counts of Deliver\/Distribute\u00a0Controlled\u00a0Substance2 counts of Possession of Controlled Substance<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John Dimaria:<\/p>\n<p>Deliver\/Distribute\u00a0Controlled SubstanceUse of Two-Way Communication Device to Facilitate a Felony2 counts of Possession of Controlled Substance without PrescriptionObstruction of Justice \u2014 Tampering with Evidence<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because children were reportedly present at the residence and during narcotics-related activity, CCPD detectives also notified the Florida Department of Children and Families.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/NR-Mugshot-Template-1-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-15131\" width=\"1640\" height=\"450\" title=\"NR Mugshot Template (1)\" role=\"img\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CAPE CORAL, Fla. \u2014\u00a0The Cape Coral Police Department Narcotics Unit\u2019s thorough investigation into the distribution of cocaine in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":333390,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":["post-370517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=370517"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370517\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/333390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=370517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=370517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=370517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}