Manatee detectives seize heroin, cocaine; 4 arrested at Bradenton motel

MANATEE -- Detectives from the Manatee County Sheriff's Office Special Investigations Division arrested four men and seized drugs valued at $4,660 and $5,444 in cash Saturday.

Executing two narcotics-related search warrants on separate rooms at the M Star Motel, 6511 14th St. W., Bradenton, detectives found 28.8 grams of rock cocaine; 5.2 grams of marijuana; 19.7 grams of heroin, a trafficking amount; and prescription pills.

Tony W. Collins, 38, was charged with possession of heroin and marijuana.

Cornelius L. Shannon, 34, was charged with trafficking in heroin and possession of cocaine

Gregory Washington Jr., 29, was charged with trafficking in heroin and possession of rock cocaine

John L. Greene, 35, was charged with possession of hydrocodone and driving without a valid license.

This story was originally published October 10, 2015 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Manatee detectives seize heroin, cocaine; 4 arrested at Bradenton motel."