Palmetto man arrested after narcotics investigation finds trafficking amounts of drugs

PALMETTO, Fla. (WWSB) – A months-long Manatee County Sheriff’s Office narcotics investigation led to the arrest of a 26-year-old man after detectives said they found trafficking amounts of methamphetamine and cocaine inside a Palmetto home.

Detectives arrested Eric Tovar-Aviles on Oct. 13 after the sheriff’s office SWAT team helped execute a search warrant at a home in the 400 block of 39th Street East, according to the sheriff’s office.

The investigation began after undercover detectives made multiple purchases of powder cocaine and methamphetamine from Tovar-Aviles, the department said…

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