NEWS RELEASE

Late Friday night, detectives with the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office Multi-Agency Criminal Enforcement (M.A.C.E.) Unit executed a search warrant in the 600 block of 4th Place SW. During the search, detectives located and seized fifty-seven (57) grams of cocaine, seventy-one (71) grams of marijuana, three (3) hydromorphone pills, $989.00 of drug money, and miscellaneous drug paraphernalia including syringes and a digital scale.

Patrick Greene Jr. (26) and Marquette Hill (26), both of Vero Beach, were arrested and charged with trafficking in cocaine, possession of a controlled substance, possession of more than twenty grams of marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Also arrested was Kevin Steward (51) of Vero Beach, who was charged with possession of less than twenty grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Indian River County Sheriff Deryl Loar stated, “Our M.A.C.E. Unit continues to eradicate those who sell dangerous drugs in our community. We are listening to your complaints about drug activity and systematically taking them down. We are proud of the work our undercover detectives do, putting their lives on the line to make our community safer.”