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‘This Drug House Is Closed’ – Search Warrant Nets Kilo Of Meth; One Arrest
July 26, 2026
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit and SWAT team closed a local drug house on Friday, resulting in one arrest and the seizure of a substantial cache of illegal narcotics and cash, according to the ECSO.
Law enforcement officials served a search warrant at a residence located one Doris Avenue in Ensley as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation.
During the raid, investigators discovered and seized a wide variety of illegal substances, including over a kilogram of methamphetamine. The full inventory of seized narcotics includes approximately:
- 1,006.5 grams of methamphetamine
- 51 grams of alprazolam pills
- 28.5 grams of marijuana
- 14.5 grams of cocaine
- 5.5 grams of oxycodone pills
- 3 grams of tramadol pills
- 0.5 grams of fentanyl
In addition to the narcotics, deputies seized $5,364 in U.S. currency.
The suspect, identified as Kelvin Crenshaw, was taken into custody at the scene. Crenshaw faces multiple felony charges, including trafficking in methamphetamine; possession of cocaine, alprazolam, and marijuana with intent to sell, manufacture, or deliver; possession of tramadol, fentanyl, and oxycodone without a prescription; and possession of drug paraphernalia. He remained in the Escambia County Jail with bond set at $81,000.
Sheriff’s Office officials said that operations of this scale are vital to community safety, stating that every arrest of this nature removes dangerous narcotics from local neighborhoods and helps make Escambia County a safer place to live.
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4 Responses to “‘This Drug House Is Closed’ – Search Warrant Nets Kilo Of Meth; One Arrest”
Fun fact about seized money. Even if a defendant is acquitted, or there was a straight up mistake, the government does not have to give it back. You can legally challenge it, but good luck with that (and I won’t even get on my high horse about eminent domain).
Luckily in this case I don’t think a mistake has happened (presumed innocent until proven guilty right) so good job ECSO (I need a thumbs up emoji in here).
“Seized money like that should be put in a local trust fund and be accessible for local government and non-profits to use as matching money for grants. ”
It is.
The Law Enforcement Trust Fund (LETF) for the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office (ECSO) in Florida is a special fund generated from seized and forfeited property and contraband (such as cash, vehicles, and other assets) linked to criminal activities
These funds must be strictly reinvested back into law enforcement and community programs and cannot be used to replace the Sheriff’s normal operating budget.
A percentage of these seized funds are specifically required to be donated to charities and outside agencies.
Seized money like that should be put in a local trust fund and be accessible for local government and non-profits to use as matching money for grants. Thus taking money that harms the community and turning into things that help the community.
Dirtbag removed! Thank you ECSO, you rock!!!