The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) has successfully shut down two drug houses in Palm Coast following a five-month investigation into a local drug trafficking organization. Narcotics-related search warrants were executed on July 1 and July 2, leading to two arrests.
In the early morning of July 1, Sheriff Rick Staly, the FCSO’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU), and the SWAT team served a search warrant at 21-A Rosecroft Lane. There, they located and apprehended Ryan McArthur, 37, a fugitive with an active warrant from Volusia County, Florida, for trafficking in fentanyl. McArthur initially refused to comply with orders to exit, and SWAT members located him attempting to destroy narcotics by flushing them down a toilet. After breaching a bathroom window and issuing further commands, McArthur eventually exited the residence.
During the search, detectives seized fentanyl, various drug paraphernalia, seven cell phones, and $2,840 in cash. McArthur was arrested for possession of fentanyl, possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting arrest without violence, and his out-of-county warrant. He is being held without bond at the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility.
The following morning, July 2, Sheriff Staly, SIU, and SWAT served another search warrant at 45 Bruning Lane. They apprehended Eric Lamb, 38, on the patio. During the search of this residence, detectives located and seized methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia with cocaine residue.
Lamb was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Detectives also determined he was in violation of probation from prior arrests in Flagler and Volusia counties. He is being held without bond at the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility. During the search on Bruning Lane, deputies humorously noted a doormat that said “Come back with a warrant.” Sheriff Staly quipped, “They asked us to come back with a warrant, so we did.”
“This was excellent work by all of the detectives and deputies involved to shut down drug houses and eradicate these drug businesses from our neighborhoods,” said Sheriff Staly. “If you’re a drug dealer in Flagler County, I suggest you get the hell out of Flagler County, because we’re coming for you next.”
The investigation is ongoing, and additional charges may be added.
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