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SWAT raid nets alleged 'cross-over' dealer, four others

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INDIANAPOLIS -- Indianapolis police executed a search warrant at a near-north side residence Wednesday, netting five arrests and six grams of cocaine.

According to IMPD, SWAT officers entered the home on the 1900 block of Bellefontaine Avenue using "dynamic entry techniques" due to heavy barricades at the front and back doors.

Officers found five subjects inside, including 53-year-old Vincent Tucker, who was one of the targets of the investigation.

Detectives found six grams of cocaine inside the home, along with a shotgun, marijuana and approximately $500 in cash.

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Tucker was arrested on charges of dealing and possession of cocaine, being a serious violent felon in possession of a firearm and maintaining a common nuisance.

Police also arrested four other people in the home: Alfie Vaden; Kenneth Tucker; Terrence Glover; and Racheal Howard. The four face charges of visiting a common nuisance. Howard also had an outstanding arrest warrant in an unrelated case.

Police said the arrests are part of an effort to "vigorously and relentlessly address" the cross-over dealers and suppliers identified in some of the highest-crime portions of the city.