Narcotics Unit Serves Search Warrant; Arrests Suspect on Multiple Drug Charges

On April 5, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit served a search warrant on Eppinger Drive in Port Charlotte, concluding a lengthy investigation with an arrest of suspect Michelle Lynn Barham (3/28/74) on multiple drug charges. The investigation was a partnership between the Sheriff’s Office and the North Port Police Department.

During a search of the residence, for which Barham is the sole occupant and owner, notepads and ledgers that appeared to document drug transactions and weights were located on a bedroom dresser. Nearby on the dresser was a mirror with a white powder on top, which later tested positive for cocaine. A large plastic bag containing 21.2 grams of cocaine was on a desk, surrounded by smaller baggies consistent with the packaging of drugs for sale. Loose prescription pills and marijuana were also observed in the same area, along with THC vaping oil.

Barham
Michelle Barham

$9,095 in U.S. currency was located inside a safe within the residence, some of which included “buy money” (money used to purchase narcotics by an undercover detective – the serial numbers are recorded for later identification) from the North Port Police Department. At the conclusion of the evidence collection, Michelle Barham was arrested and charged with the following:

-Trafficking in Cocaine
-Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Sell
-Possession of a Controlled Substance (THC Oil)
-Possession of a Controlled Substance (Cannabis Edible)
-Possession of a Controlled Substance (Alprazolam)
-Possession of a Controlled Substance (Lorazepam)
-Possession of a Controlled Substance (MDMA)
-Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

In total, 258.6 grams of raw Marijuana, 81.7 grams of edible THC, 37.6 grams of Cocaine, 1.5 grams of Lorazepam, 6.4 grams of Alprazolam, 3 grams of MDMA, 19 THC Pens, and $10,511.00 in U.S. Currency was seized from the residence.

Submit anonymous tips about dealers or drug use in your area by visiting http://www.ccso.org.

 

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