PUNTA GORDA, Fla. ( WWSB ) - Two people were arrested in Punta Gorda early Wednesday morning after the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office narcotics unit and SWAT team executed a search warrant.

The search of the home on Pendergrass Avenue found cocaine, firearms and drug paraphernalia, the sheriff’s office said on social media.

Two suspects were arrested. Both Anthony Belton, 63, and Lateapha McBurney, 33, were charged with possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

McBurney was also charged with sale and delivery in lieu of cocaine, for allegedly selling an unknown substance she said was cocaine. This type of dealing often results in violence from buyers when they realize they have been duped, the sheriffs office noted in the Facebo

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