In San Juan, Puerto Rico, police executed three search warrants in the Vista Hermosa residential area on Thursday afternoon. The operation, led by the Metropolitan Drug Division, with support from the San Juan Motorized Unit, SWAT, the Puerto Rico Police Canine Division, and federal housing personnel, resulted in the arrest of Edgard Meléndez Ortega, 32, who had an outstanding arrest warrant.
Another 46-year-old man was also detained. In building 50, police seized 25 bags of cocaine, 39 crack capsules, three bags of marijuana, 100 fentanyl decks, and $299 in cash. In building 10, they found 1,909 crack capsules, 302 bags of cocaine, 158 grams of cocaine, 125 bags of marijuana, two pounds of marijuana, 27 heroin decks, 83 pills, a Mini Draco 7.62x39 rifle, and various ammunition and paraphernalia.
Additional evidence, including 31 grams of cocaine, 127 crack capsules, and 28 pills, was found in the residential area. The case was presented to Judge Liza M. Durán, who ordered Meléndez Ortega to be held at the Bayamón Correctional Complex until the preliminary hearing.