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'Known' drug dealer arrested after months of complaints: SCSO

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Published  January 31, 2025 7:17am EST
Sarasota County
FOX 13 News

The Brief

    • Elvis Shine, 33, faces a list of gun and drug-related charges, along with one count of driving with a suspended license.
    • Sarasota County deputies said a traffic stop led to the discovery of cocaine and MDMA.
    • Investigators later found more cocaine, along with a loaded gun, at Shine's home, SCSO said.

NOKOMIS, Fla. - A man who Sarasota County deputies call a "known narcotics dealer" is behind bars after they say searches of his car and home led investigators to drugs and a loaded gun.

Arrest of Elvis Shine

The backstory:

SCSO said its TAC Unit pulled over Elvis Shine, 33, earlier this week, then found cocaine and MDMA in his car. He was also driving with a suspended license, deputies said.

Courtesy: Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.

Courtesy: Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.

Investigators then executed a search warrant at Shine's home in Nokomis, where SCSO said they found more than 50 grams of powder cocaine and a loaded Taurus 9mm handgun.

Courtesy: Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.

Courtesy: Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.

The sheriff's office said multiple people have complained about drug activity at Shine's home in recent months prior to his arrest.

Mugshot of Elvis Shine. Courtesy: Sarasota County Jail.

Mugshot of Elvis Shine. Courtesy: Sarasota County Jail.

Shine is being held in jail without bond and faces the following charges:

  • Possession of cocaine with intent to sell
  • Possession of MDMA with intent to sell
  • Trafficking in cocaine
  • Driving with license suspended
  • Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon

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The Source: This story was written using information provided by the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.

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