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Port St. Lucie - Wednesday March 6, 2024: Detectives with the Special Investigations Division of the Port St. Lucie Police Department (PSLPD) have arrested 41-year-old Jabbar Ferdinand on counterfeiting, fraud, and firearm charges.
Their investigation began February 22nd following a tip from the Department of Homeland Security which intercepted a package addressed to Ferdinand that contained multiple sheets of blank social security cards.
A controlled delivery was carried out at Ferdinand's home in the 400 block of NW Reading Lane. Once the detectives verified that Ferdinand had received and opened the package, they executed a search warrant, along with the PSLPD SWAT team,
Ferdinand was charged with Counterfeiting Credit Cards, Trafficking in Counterfeit Credit Cards, Fraud/Possession of Fake Drivers License, Fraud/Impersonating Another without Consent, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Possession of Tools to Produce Credit Cards.
He was booked into the St. Lucie County Jail where he has since bonded out.