Alleged cocaine dealer arrested following search warrant

EVANSVILLE, Ind (WEHT) – A suspected cocaine dealer in Evansville is now behind bars following a search warrant of an apartment.

According to an affidavit, investigators with the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Drug Task Force executed the search warrant at an apartment on Negley Avenue.

Edward Martin was found in the bedroom, and the following items were recovered:

  • Locked safe in living room behind couch: 432 grams of field-tested cocaine
  • Shelf above kitchen sink: black digital scale, nitrile gloves
  • In Entertainment Center in Martin bedroom: Silver digital scale
  • In trash bag on Martin bedroom door: Torn sandwich bags
  • Documents bearing the name “Edward Martin”: Throughout the house
  • In clear tote in living room: 998 grams of an unknown substance
  • Martin bedroom: Black smartphone

Martin was booked into the Vanderburgh County Jail on a $30,000 bond…

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