Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested a 43-year-old man and seized several pounds of illegal drugs and a stolen firearm following a narcotics investigation in the Arlington Hills neighborhood.
The investigation began after a resident reported suspicious activity on Townsend Village Lane. Detectives identified the suspect, Benjamin Crawford, as allegedly selling drugs from his home and vehicle. After gathering evidence, officers executed a search warrant on August 23.
Inside, they found a significant cache of narcotics, including 14.6 pounds of cathinones (known as Flakka), 148 grams of crack cocaine, 21.8 grams of powder cocaine, 34 prescription pills, 2 grams of marijuana, and a stolen firearm that had been reported missing nearly a decade ago…