Drugs Seized, Couple Arrested after Local SWAT Raid

JACKSONVILLE — Jacksonville SWAT team members executed their fourth drug bust in two months Tuesday afternoon, seizing an estimated $13,500 in drugs and $800 in cash. The raid led to the arrests of Fredrick Fuller, 36, Jacksonville, and Lorena Laurean, 26, Rusk, on charges of delivery of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana. Authorities set Fuller’s bail at $56,000 and Laurean’s bail at $26,000. Officials say the department began surveillance of the residence on the 800 block of Grant Street after receiving a tip that a man was distributing cocaine from that location. The SWAT team raided the house and found 150 grams of cocaine, 36 grams of marijuana and other drug paraphernalia.