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<\/a>MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. \u2014<\/p>\nA three-month narcotics investigation in Martin County has led to 17 arrests, the seizure of drugs and guns, and more than 200 felony charges, according to authorities. <\/p>\n
Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek said deputies, working with federal partners, seized 4 kilos of cocaine, 8 guns, and other drugs, including marijuana. <\/p>\n
“We’re working together with our federal partners to keep our community safe. Martin County residents don’t have an appetite for this type of behavior in their county,” Budensiek said. <\/p>\n
The operation, named “Operation Beneath the Surface,” focused on the Village of Indiantown near the Booker Park community. <\/p>\n
“For Indiantown, which is where these drugs came from, it’s a significant case. One of the more significant cases that we’ve had out in the Indiantown area,” Budensiek said. <\/p>\n
One notable arrest was Cecil Trimble, who investigators allege ran a detail business out of his home and other locations in Indiantown. Detectives said the business was a front for drug trafficking. <\/p>\n
“He was supplying Indiantown; he was supplying drug dealers in Stuart, he was supplying drug dealers in Port St. Lucie, and he has also used other individuals to mule cocaine to Daytona Beach,” Budensiek said. <\/p>\n
Budensiek said the defendants collectively face more than 200 felony charges, estimating the street value of the seized cocaine to be between $100,000 and $200,000. <\/p>\n
“It’s our mission to go out and make the citizens of Martin County safer and take these drugs off the street,” Budensiek said.<\/p>\n
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