Two Men Charged in Separate Drug Cases 

Police have arrested and charged two men in separate drug cases after operations in Santa Elena and Punta Gorda led to the seizure of suspected cocaine and crack cocaine. 

Twenty-four-year-old Christopher Bolon of Santa Elena has been charged with possession of controlled drugs with intent to supply. ASP Stacy Smith said during Tuesday’s police press briefing that Bolon was arrested shortly before 1 a.m. on Saturday, August 8, after Santa Elena police found 5.9 grams of suspected cocaine on him. 

In a separate case, 59-year-old Mark Lopez of Punta Gorda Town has been charged with two counts of possession of controlled drugs with intent to supply to another. Smith said police executed a search warrant at Lopez’s residence on Friday, August 7, where they found two quantities of suspected crack cocaine. The substances weighed 10.97 grams and 6.66 grams, respectively. 

Both men have since been formally arrested and charged as police continue their efforts to crack down on the possession and distribution of controlled drugs.