PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — A Port St. Lucie man faces multiple felony charges following an arrest last month.
In a Wednesday post on X, police said Jabbar Ferdinand, 41, was arrested Feb. 22 in the 400 block of Northwest Reading Lane.
Police said their investigation began on a tip from the Department of Homeland Security, which intercepted a package containing multiple sheets of blank Social Security cards addressed to Ferdinand at his address.
PSL Man Arrested for Several Counts of Counterfeiting, Fraud, and Firearm Charges
— Port St. Lucie PD (@PSLPolice) March 6, 2024
On February 22nd, 2024, the PSLPD Special Investigations Division, along with the PSLPD SWAT team, served a search warrant in the 400 block of NW Reading Ln. and arrested 41-year-old Jabbar… pic.twitter.com/n4p43l5NYo
Investigators said they conducted a controlled delivery, and once they verified the package was received and opened by Ferdinand, a search warrant was served.
Ferdinand faces charges of counterfeiting credit cards, trafficking in counterfeit credit cards, fraud/possession of a fake driver's 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 taken to the St. Lucie County jail but was released after posting bail.
