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The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has arrested two brothers on multiple drug-re- lated charges thanks to proactive patrolling efforts near a duplex that has been the sub- ject of neighborhood complaints and the location of six recent drug arrests, the office announced on Aug. 4. Just before 10 p.m. on Aug. 3, a news release says, deputies on foot patrol in the 2700 block of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Sarasota observed several subjects in front of the home. When a marked patrol unit drove down the street, two people immediately fled on foot toward the rear of the building, the release notes. As deputies caught up with one sus- pect, the other ran north and threw a bag into the yard of a daycare center, the release adds. "Once he was taken into custody, another deputy located the bag and determined it contained several Hydromorphone pills," the release continues. Both suspects were also allegedly in possession of drugs and cash, the release says. The suspects, 22-year old Trae Ward and his 20-year-old brother, Ryan — both of 2515 24th St., Sarasota — are charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance with intent to Sell within 1,000 feet of a school and Drug Related Loitering; the latter is a regulation in the Sarasota County code. Ryan is also charged with Obstruction and violating probation on a prior charge of Possession of Cocaine. Additionally, Trae is charged with Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Sell within 1,000 feet of a school. PROACTIVE PATROLLING RESULTS IN ARRESTS OF TWO ON DRUG CHARGES Ryan Ward/Contributed photo Trae Ward/Contributed photo Sarasota News Leader August 8 & 15, 2014 Page 83