FIVE ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGES

CHARLOTTE COUNTY NARCOTICS DETECTIVES CONTINUE THEIR ROUNDUP OF ENGLEWOOD AND PORT CHARLOTTE AREA CRACK COCAINE, OXYCODONE, AND MARIJUANA DRUG DEALERS.  DETECTIVES ARRESTED 18 YEAR OLD RICHARD HENSON OF ENGLEWOOD AND 18 YEAR OLD DAVID LIND OF ROTONDA WEST FOR UNDERCOVER DRUG BUYS IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY.  BOTH POSTED BOND AND WERE RELEASED.  38 YEAR OLD SCOTT POSTAL AND 22 YEAR OLD KARIS RUSSELL OF GROVE CITY WERE PICKED UP AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN AN UNDERCOVER OPERATION THURSDAY INVOLVING CRACK COCAINE AND OXYCODONE PILLS.  RUSSELL WAS ADDITIONALLY CHARGED FOR AN UNDERCOVER CRACK COCAINE DEAL JANUARY 7^TH IN ENGLEWOOD.  POSTAL POSTED BOND AND WAS RELEASED WHILE RUSSELL REMAINS IN CUSTODY ON $15,000 BOND.  FINALLY, 46 YEAR OLD KIMBERLY LAW OF PORT CHARLOTTE REMAINS IN THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY JAIL ON $17,000 BOND FOR TWO UNDERCOVER PURCHASE OF OXYCODONE IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER.  DEPUTIES SAY THE SWEEP WILL CONTINUE IN THE COMING WEEKS.