Bradenton narcotics detectives, backed up by the department’s SWAT team, executed a search warrant at the home of 61-year-old Brent Williams on Saturday and hauled him off on a slate of drug-related charges, police said. Investigators reported finding roughly 53 grams of crack cocaine and about $3,000 in cash, and they also seized Williams’ vehicle during the raid. The Bradenton Police Department identified Williams as a 12-time convicted felon and said he was booked into jail and is being held without bond as part of an ongoing investigation into local drug trafficking.
According to the Bradenton Police Department, Narcotics Unit detectives served the warrant “with assistance from our SWAT Team” and charged Williams with trafficking in cocaine, altering, destroying or concealing evidence, maintaining a public nuisance structure for drug activity and possession of drug equipment, among other counts. The department said detectives seized Williams’ vehicle as part of the operation.
🚔 File this under: Some folks never learn. 👀Earlier this week, BPD’s Narcotics Unit detectives, with assistance from our SWAT Team, executed a search warrant at the home of 12-TIME convicted felon Brent Williams, 61. We conducted a similar search of Mr. Williams’ home in… pic.twitter.com/e5e8XkPmO4
— Bradenton Police Department (@BradentonPD) February 28, 2026
This was not Williams’ first encounter with a SWAT search of his home. Officers served a warrant at the same address in August 2025 that turned up 213 grams of cocaine, 56 grams of marijuana, two handguns and nearly $4,000 in cash, and he was arrested then as well, as reported by WWSB. That earlier coverage said Williams had 12 prior felony convictions and was being held without bond at the time.
Trafficking Charges And Penalties
Under Florida law, trafficking is treated as a weight-based offense. Possession of 28 grams or more of cocaine can qualify as trafficking and triggers mandatory minimum prison terms, with higher weight ranges carrying steeper penalties. The statute sets out tiered thresholds and mandatory sentences that prosecutors can pursue in trafficking cases, including multi-year minimums and fines under Florida Statutes §893.135…