A Jamaican national drug supplier was arrested as six kilos of cocaine and 15 pounds of meth were recovered in Central Florida by local law enforcement.
Narcotics detectives arrested an out-of-county supplier of methamphetamine and cocaine in Daytona Beach after he returned to Volusia County with the drugs.
Alvin P. Davis was previously identified as a source of supply during a long-term investigation into narcotics trafficking from South Florida.
During a search warrant at a home on Pelican Bay Road in October, detectives seized more than 18 kilograms of powder cocaine along with trafficking amounts of crack cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine and oxycodone.
Detectives were able to identify Davis as the supplier and continued the investigation.
Davis recently returned to Volusia County, arriving at Old Hammock Road in Port Orange, and detectives established surveillance. Davis then traveled to the Volusia Mall parking lot, where detectives saw him sorting through packages in the back his vehicle that appeared to contain kilograms of cocaine.
Davis was taken into custody and charged with trafficking in cocaine and methamphetamine. He was being held with no bond. A Jamaican national, it was determined Davis is in the U.S. on a work visa. Detectives contacted Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and a detainer was placed on him to revoke his legal status and initiate deportation after he answers for his criminal charges.
A search warrant was also executed at the Old Hammock Road address, where cash and packaging consistent with drug trafficking was recovered. A large amount of cash was also recovered from a vehicle leaving the address, and HSI was contacted regarding the driver.
The East Volusia Narcotics Task Force is comprised of members of the Volusia Sheriff’s Office, Edgewater Police Department, New Smyrna Beach Police Department, and Port Orange Police Department. VBI includes members of VSO, DeLand Police Department, Edgewater PD, Ormond Beach Police Department, the FBI, HSI, FDLE, ATF, and Central Florida High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA).
