CLAY COUNTY, Fla. — A Clay County man remained in jail Tuesday on a bond of more than $900,000 after a drug raid of his Old Jennings Road home Friday. David Vega, 37, is facing multiple charges relating to drug and firearms possession and cocaine sales following the bust in which undercover Clay deputies said they made several cocaine buys from the suspect.
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“This past week, CCSO Fugitive Detectives drove to Duval County to Vega’s place of employment and detained him utilizing the Cops without Borders program with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office,” A Clay County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post states. “At the same time, Narcotics Unit Detectives served the residential search warrant at the [Vega’s] residence.”
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According to the Facebook post, seized from Vega’s home were:
- 11.6 grams of Cocaine
- 1-Smith & Wesson .40cal handgun
- 1-Taurus Ultra lite .38spl handgun
- 188.8 grams of Marijuana
- 2 digital scales
- $3,100.00
“It should be noted that Vega is a convicted felon who was out on bond for an early 2024 Putnam County case, where he fled from officers during a traffic stop and threw a large amount of cocaine out of his window while fleeing from law enforcement,” the Clay sheriff’s Facebook post states.
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