Posted 3:26 am Saturday, December 15, 2007
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Tyler Police Break Up Drug Business
By KENNETH DEAN
Staff Writer
Police say the rundown brick home had cameras mounted on its exterior walls and even in a tree, the doors were fortified and the windows covered - all to keep an alleged crack cocaine operation in business.
Don Martin, Tyler Police Department public information officer, said members of the department's SWAT and narcotics teams executed a search warrant on a home in the 400 block of West Wilson Street Friday afternoon.
"This is the culmination of months of surveillance and multiple drug buys at this location," he said.
Martin said the home was being used by a 20-year-old Texas College freshman majoring in business.
Staff Writer
Police say the rundown brick home had cameras mounted on its exterior walls and even in a tree, the doors were fortified and the windows covered - all to keep an alleged crack cocaine operation in business.
Don Martin, Tyler Police Department public information officer, said members of the department's SWAT and narcotics teams executed a search warrant on a home in the 400 block of West Wilson Street Friday afternoon.
"This is the culmination of months of surveillance and multiple drug buys at this location," he said.
Martin said the home was being used by a 20-year-old Texas College freshman majoring in business.
An operative holds numerous packages of crack cocaine confiscated during the drug arrest.
Martin said Ethan Ray Jones was arrested at the scene and was being charged with felony manufacturing and delivery of a controlled substance.
As police officers watched over Jones, who was detained on a staircase in the back of the home, SWAT members showed several guns confiscated in the raid.
Holding an SKS assault rifle, a .38-caliber and a .380-caliber, the SWAT members said each gun was loaded and chambered.
They added that inside the home was a large television monitor, which showed every view from outside the home through camera feeds.
As police officers watched over Jones, who was detained on a staircase in the back of the home, SWAT members showed several guns confiscated in the raid.
Holding an SKS assault rifle, a .38-caliber and a .380-caliber, the SWAT members said each gun was loaded and chambered.
They added that inside the home was a large television monitor, which showed every view from outside the home through camera feeds.
Ethan Ray Jones, arrested for crack cocaine dealing and possession of firearms, including an SKS assault weapon, smiles while sitting in police custody.
Officers also showed the crack cocaine they confiscated from the residence that was packaged in multiple blue plastic baggies. Also located in the home was $345 in currency and a ledger that detailed drug sales.
Martin said he did not know the amount of drugs found at the scene, but added the home was a major outlet for crack cocaine and the cameras and bars over the doors further proved that Jones did not want anyone "sneaking" up on him.
"I think these things all indicate that a large amount of drugs were being sold out of this location," he said.
Martin said he did not know the amount of drugs found at the scene, but added the home was a major outlet for crack cocaine and the cameras and bars over the doors further proved that Jones did not want anyone "sneaking" up on him.
"I think these things all indicate that a large amount of drugs were being sold out of this location," he said.
