Probation check leads to drug trafficking arrest in Cape Coral

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CAPE CORAL, Fla.- A routine check by a probation officer lands a man behind bars.

Thursday night, police responded to a home near the 100 block of SE 5 St. to assist a probation officer who was checking on a probationer.

While conducting the check, the officer discovered narcotics at the residence where the probationer, Jorge Alberto Hernandez, lives and he contacted the Cape Coral Police Department.

A search warrant was obtained and a further search of the residence yielded 28.1 grams of crack cocaine, $1,200 of US Currency, and digital scales.

Hernandez was placed under arrest for trafficking in cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and violation of probation and transported to Lee County Jail.

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