Sumter, SC – A Sumter County man was arrested last week after deputies allegedly discovered cocaine and multiple firearms during a drug investigation.
According to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, the arrest occurred Thursday morning, October 16, when investigators executed a search warrant on Coachman Drive. Deputies say Celestino Anthony Gonzalez, Jr., 32, was taken into custody following the operation.
Gonzalez faces five charges, including trafficking in cocaine, manufacture, distribution, and possession of narcotics, and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. He also faces two counts of possession of a firearm by a person convicted of violent or certain crimes, according to the sheriff’s office.
Officials report that evidence was collected from the home as part of the ongoing investigation. Gonzalez was booked into the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center and is being held under a $35,000 surety bond.
The sheriff’s office has not released additional information about the quantity of drugs or weapons seized during the search.
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