Arrest Made Following Search Warrant Execution in Benton Township
Arrest Made Following Search Warrant Execution in Benton Township
Blossom Acres Apartments –
On 7/30/2025, the Southwest Enforcement Team- West Office (SWET West), MSP Canine Unit, and members of the Berrien County Tactical Response Unit (TRU), served a search warrant inside the Blossom Acres Apartments in Benton Township. While making entry, the suspect refused to comply with lawful commands and threw an object into the wooded area near his apartment. After the suspect was arrested, the MSP Canine Trooper and his service partner located the object thrown and it was found to be a box containing approximately 90 grams of fentanyl. The investigation which led to the search warrant focused on the suspect’s trafficking of fentanyl in the Benton Harbor area. The 36-year-old suspect from Benton Township was released from parole earlier this month after serving time from prior fentanyl trafficking convictions. The suspect was lodged at the Berrien County Jail on 7/30/2025 for the following charges:
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- Possession with intent to deliver over 50 grams of fentanyl, 2nd offense
- Maintaining a drug house, 2nd offense
- Evidence tampering
- Resisting/obstructing police
SWET-West would like to thank vigilant members of the community for reporting their suspicions. SWET-West investigates all narcotic related investigations in the greater Berrien, Van Buren, and Cass County areas. Please contact the following tip line to report any suspicious or narcotic related information within these areas at (269) 982-8664.
Each year in Southwest Michigan, we lose nearly twice as many lives to fatal drug overdoses as we do to fatal car crashes. If you, or someone you know would like to get information about getting substance use treatment, regardless of insurance, please call Southwest Michigan Behavioral Health at 800-781-0353.
SWET is funded in part by the Michigan HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area) as well as the U.S. Department of Justice, Byrne JAG grant. SWET is comprised of sworn law enforcement officers from the Allegan County Sheriff’s Office, Berrien County Sheriff's Office, Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety, Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office, Covert Township Police Department, Kalamazoo Township Police Department, Michigan State Police, Portage Department of Public Safety, Saint Joseph County Sheriff’s Office, South Haven Police Department, and Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Pottawatomi Tribal Police Department.
This project was supported by Federal Grant Award Number JAG-70888-S.W.E.T.-2024, awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and administered by the Michigan State Police (MSP). Points of view or opinions contained within this document do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the MSP or DOJ.”
