2 Convicted Felons Arrested For Gun, Drug Possession In Tampa: Police

TAMPA, FL — Two convicted felons were arrested Wednesday after authorities said they found drugs and guns in their possession during a traffic stop in Hillsborough County.

The arrests came after the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said they received a tip about 27-year-old Devin Belcher violating the terms of his probation.

Authorities located Belcher at a local Wawa on Wednesday and later stopped his vehicle in the parking lot of another business.

While searching his vehicle, authorities said they discovered marijuana, a bag containing cocaine and fentanyl, and more than $6,000 in cash. Police also found a bag containing a gun and prescription pills at the feet of 43-year-old Rafael Lugo Toucet, a five-time convicted felon and a passenger in the car.

During a later search of Belcher's home, authorities said detectives also found a cache of weapons and ammunition.

Toucet was taken into custody and charged with possessing a firearm as a felon and possession of drugs without a prescription, according to authorities.

Belcher was charged with violating probation, fentanyl trafficking, possessing a firearm as a felon, and possession of cocaine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia, police said.

The investigation into the case continues.