Federal officers make 5 arrests in St. Lucie County

Will Greenlee, Treasure Coast Newspapers
Published 2:32 p.m. ET Sept. 30, 2019 | Updated 3:10 p.m. ET Sept. 30, 2019


ST. LUCIE COUNTY — Federal officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement made five arrests in St. Lucie County and more than 130 elsewhere in the state recently “as part of ongoing enforcement actions,” the agency stated in a recent news release.

The five arrests in St. Lucie County were among 139 arrested from Sept. 21 to Sept. 25.

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There were no other arrests elsewhere on the Treasure or Space coasts during that time, according to a release that highlights efforts in a specific time period.

Seventeen were arrested in Orange County and 12 in Palm Beach County.

More than half the arrests, 78 in total, were in Broward and Miami-Dade counties.

Of the 139 arrested, 75 had had criminal convictions for a variety of crimes including assault; sex assault on a minor; burglary; cocaine possession; vehicle theft; resisting arrest; and conspiracy to import cocaine.

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