Fort Myers drug bust press conference with Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno
Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno holds press conference announcing drug bust at Fort Myers apartment complex.
Andrew West, Fort Myers News-Press
Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested one person linked to a drug bust Wednesday on Canal Street.
Approximately 30 deputies bore bulletproof vests, shields and other personal protective equipment as they conducted the operation.
“This complex, since 2020, has had 45 calls for service for law enforcement on itself,” Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said. “What we have here is months-long of investigations by my family members in narcotics.”
Marceno also took a moment to thank the deputies who conducted the arrests.
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“When the rest of the world is running away from something chaotic, these are the heroes that run to it and make sure everyone is safe,” he said.
The amount of narcotics, weapons or cash seized wasn’t made available during Wednesday’s press conference.
Marceno did indicate, however, he would provide those numbers to the media as soon as they cleared the house, citing an active investigation.
He also indicated they could soon make more arrests linked to the operation, although it remains unclear how many people are involved.
“It’s not a Lee County problem,” Marceno said. “This is a national epidemic. But one thing we can do is we can control our house.”
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office confirmed via Facebook the arrest of Shenna Gentry.
According to Lee County Jail records, Gentry is charged with probation violation, cocaine distribution and cocaine possession.
She’s due in court May 31 for the probation violation, scheduled to return June 6 for the remaining two counts.
Gentry’s bond is set at $9,000.
Tomas Rodriguez is a Breaking/Live News Reporter for The News-Press and the Naples Daily News. You can reach Tomas at [email protected] or 772-333-5501. Follow him on Twitter @TomasFRoBeltran.
