St. Lucie Sheriff: Four convicted felons busted with guns and lots of drugs

Detectives executed a search warrant at a home near the 3200 block of South 7th Street in Fort Pierce shortly after 2:00 p.m. Friday afternoon. Inside the residence they seized 371 grams of cocaine, 224 grams of oxycodone, 105 grams of marijuana, 24 grams of alprazolam, 20 grams of MDMA, 15 grams of fentanyl, 10 grams of MDPV, and one M4 pistol converted to look like a 223 rifle.

Among those arrested were Ernest Reese, 27, Ernes Belis, 29, Damion J. Collins, 28, and Darrious Anderson, 29. All four suspects were booked into the St. Lucie County Jail on various drug-related charges, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, evidence tampering, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

“Reese and Belis are known 29th Street Gang and Zoe Pound Gang members here in Ft. Pierce, and we will not tolerate them or their associates bringing deadly drugs like fentanyl into our community and poisoning our residents, especially our children,” said Sheriff Ken Mascara. “Taking convicted felons like these and their weapons off the streets is an important step for reducing gun violence and drug overdoses here at home and abroad.”