Three men are facing multiple drug trafficking charges after Mobile police narcotics officers executed a search warrant at a home in Theodore, seizing a large quantity of drugs along with two firearms.
Officers with the Mobile County Street Enforcement Narcotics Team carried out the search Thursday at a residence on the 5900 block of Sperry Road, according to the Mobile Police Department. The search turned up 358 ecstasy pills, several ounces of codeine syrup, roughly one ounce of powder cocaine, about two ounces of PCP, approximately two ounces of marijuana, a pistol and an assault rifle.
Police arrested Keylon DeAnthony Gardner, 24, Ray Anthony Parker, 24, and Brandon Terrell Horn, 22, at the scene. All three face two counts of trafficking illegal drugs tied to the PCP and ecstasy found in the home, along with one count each of trafficking cocaine, possession of a controlled substance, first-degree possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
A police spokeswoman said the narcotics team’s operation was part of ongoing enforcement efforts targeting drug distribution in unincorporated areas of Mobile County. Theodore, located southwest of Mobile, has periodically seen narcotics enforcement activity tied to its mix of residential neighborhoods along major county roads.
The presence of firearms alongside the seized narcotics is common in cases involving trafficking-level quantities of drugs, and investigators often cite weapons found during such searches as an aggravating factor when building cases against suspects. Each of the three men charged in this case faced the same set of trafficking and possession counts stemming directly from what officers found inside the home.
The Mobile Police Department did not release additional details on how the investigation that led to the search warrant began, nor whether any of the men had prior drug-related arrests. All three remained in custody following their arrests, with formal charges to proceed through Mobile County’s court system.
Drug trafficking charges in Alabama carry mandatory minimum sentences that scale with the quantity of drugs involved, meaning the amount of ecstasy and other substances recovered in the Theodore search could carry significant sentencing exposure for the men if convicted.