ORLANDO, Fla. — More than a half-dozen people were taken into custody Thursday after a SWAT team raided an apartment building in Paramore.
Channel 9 reporter Karen Parks said she saw at least seven people in handcuffs after investigators raided the building. Orlando police said the SWAT team was serving a search warrant for a drug complaint.
She said Orlando police officers were continuing to place additional people in handcuffs after the SWAT team left before noon.
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Officers said raid is part of an active narcotics investigation.
The building is located at the intersection of Jernigan Avenue and Randall Street.
Parks is contacting police to find out why the building was raided and what charges the people in custody could be facing.
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