PALM COAST, Fla. – A “large law enforcement presence” was active around a Palm Coast neighborhood on Wednesday evening during the search of a local drug house, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
Shortly after 9:30 p.m., deputies said that law enforcement was involved in an “ongoing investigation” near a home along Plainview Drive in Palm Coast.
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On Thursday, the sheriff’s office announced that a search warrant had been served at the home of Stephanie Raimundo, 47, and Charles Brockhaus, 52.
“The search warrant was a culmination of a nearly two-month long investigation into ongoing drug distribution from this residence,” a release by the FCSO states.
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According to the release, Raimundo and Brockhaus began trying to flush the illegal narcotics down a toilet after they realized that deputies were nearby.
However, the deputies serving the warrant were able to stop the pair from doing so, detectives explained.
Afterward, detectives said they were able to recover “trafficking levels of fentanyl” along with other types of illegal narcotics and paraphernalia.
“Poison peddlers, like these two, are quickly learning they cannot operate in this county,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “We are here to shut them down for good. I commend the investigative efforts of our narcotics team and the outstanding professionalism of our SWAT team for serving a high-risk search warrant safely. If you are a poison peddler in Flagler County, I suggest you leave now before our SWAT team visits you next.”
Raimundo was taken into custody and faces charges of trafficking in fentanyl and tampering with evidence. She is held without bond pending a pre-trial hearing.
Meanwhile, the sheriff’s office said that detectives are still analyzing the quantity and content of items seized from the home.
Additional charges are pending based on the outcome of the investigation, according to detectives.
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