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Deputies arrest man on drug charges; has ties to street gang

Posted at 8:48 PM, Aug 03, 2017
and last updated 2017-08-04 07:08:16-04

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Lee County Sheriff's Deputies arrested a man with ties to the Haitian street gang Zoe Pound on Thursday night.

The man, 32-year-old Oliver Rocher, was arrested with heroin, crack cocaine and vials of steroids.

The arrest came from a three month-long undercover operation by the Gang and Intelligence Unit. Rocher sold heroin to undercover detectives. He was found Thursday at a hotel at 3715 S. Cleveland Avenue.

A search of his room turned up 55.8 grams of heroin, 29.6 gram of powder cocaine, 2.2 grams of crack cocaine, 14 vials of steroids, $4,002.00 and a .40 caliber gun. The items are valued at about $20,000. 

Rocher has been booked at least 10 times in Lee County on charges including Narcotics Trafficking, Grand Theft and Robbery with a firearm.