ORANGE PARK, Fla. – Drugs, guns and several thousand dollars in cash were seized Thursday during a raid of an Orange Park home. Three men were arrested what was described as an extensive investigation by the Clay County Sheriff's Office, the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
Neighbors said the drugs were coming in through the mail.
The SWAT team and others executed a search warrant at the home on Secret Harbor Drive Thursday afternoon and arrested Daniel Liburd, William Byrd and David Smith.
Clay County investigators said the investigation yielded a large amount of cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine and other illegal substances. They said the suspects arrested were also in possession of firearms, large quantities of cash and other illegal items.
Deputies said at least one of the men arrested refused to cooperate, however, K9 Diesel and deputies were able to apprehend them safely.
Windows were boarded up all around the home on Friday. Neighbors said two other people and a baby live there who were not involved and weren't arrested.
"They haven’t lived here long," said one neighbor do didn't want to be identified. "They don’t really come out often. Yesterday, I saw people that I had never seen before."
The Clay County Sheriff's Office released the following statement:
"The community that had been terrorized by this illegal activity has reached out thanking us and we appreciate your support. These cases are complex and lengthy, but we’re listening, we promise.”
The neighbor who spoke with News4Jax said they've never had a major problem living in the area.
"For something like this to be going on, it’s a little mind-blowing -- that it’s happening and we had no idea," the neighbor said. "I mean, it was three doors down from my house where we have four children."