The Southwest Enforcement Team in the past two weeks has collected 56 grams of cocaine, 33 grams of heroin, 12 pounds of marijuana, and eight guns in a series of raids.
SWET tells us on September 26, officers searched a home in the 1,800 block of Ferry Street in Niles Township as part of a cocaine investigation and found more than an ounce of the drug. Arrested was a 41-year-old man.
The next bust was on Tuesday, October 2 in the 1,800 block of East Britain in Benton Township, where police say they found 13 grams of heroin and two guns. A 50-year-old man was arrested.
On Wednesday, October 3, a search for illegal guns in the 900 block of McAllister in Benton Harbor resulted in the collection of two pistols and two long guns and the arrest of a 44-year-old man.
Thursday, October 4 brought a search in the 1,300 block of Broadway in Benton Township which turned up a half ounce of cocaine, 11.5 pounds of marijuana, and a gun. Arrested was a 43-year-old man.
Finally, a search in the 200 block of Garfield in Benton Harbor led to the seizure of one ounce of heroin, marijuana, and a semi-automatic handgun. That search was the culmination of a 10 month investigation, and arrested were a 32-year-old man and a 23-year-old man.
The Southwest Enforcement Team is a drug enforcement unit is made up of officers from law agencies all over southwest Michigan.
