MACE busts drug dealer in month-long investigation

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — The Indian River County Sheriff’s Office Multi-Agency Criminal Enforcement (M.A.C.E.) Unit arrested one man after a month-long narcotics investigation, according to authorities.

Wednesday afternoon, M.A.C.E. arrested Dennis Earl Williams, 27, in the 500 block of SW Old Dixie Highway, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Williams faces charges that include the sale of cocaine, sale in lieu of hydromorphone pills, possession of MDMA (ecstasy), and possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute, according to authorities.

Williams is a three-time convicted felon with previous arrests for burglary of a dwelling with assault or battery, robbery with an deadly weapon, aggravated battery and several previous drug arrests.

Twenty-one ecstasy tablets and 13 grams of crack cocaine were seized. He was taken into custody without incident, according to the release.

“Our M.A.C.E. Unit continues their focus of taking dangerous felons off the streets. Indian River County is safer today knowing that Williams is behind bars,” said Indian River County Sheriff Deryl Loar.

Williams is currently being held at the Indian River County Jail in lieu of $37,500 bond.

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