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DECATUR-During the months of October and November 2025, the Decatur Police Department’s Vice/Narcotics Unit opened an investigation in reference to illegal narcotics being distributed within the city limits of Decatur.
On November 20, 2025, members with the Decatur Police Department’s Vice/Narcotics Unit, Criminal Investigations Bureau, and the Patrol Bureau executed a search warrant in the 1400-block of 1st Avenue SW.
Investigators made contact with Edwin Lorenzo Ramirez, Rolando Edwin Ramirez Vargas, and Ana Ramirez Perez. During the search warrant, Investigators located a trafficking amount of opiate pills, multiple firearms, and a large amount of U.S. currency. One of the firearms was identified to be altered into a fully automatic handgun. An additional firearm was identified to be reported stolen through the Huntsville Police Department.
Investigators contacted the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) due to the altered fully automatic handgun. Additional charges are pending further investigation.
All subjects were arrested and transported to Morgan County Jail where they were booked in for the following charges:
Edwin Lorenzo Ramirez: Possession and Conversion of Pistol into Machine Gun and Certain Persons Forbidden to Possess a Firearm. Ramirez was held with no bond per a Circuit Court Judge.
Rolando Edwin Ramirez Vargas: Drug Trafficking. Vargas was held on a $100,000 bond.
Ana Ramirez Perez: Drug Trafficking. Perez was held on a $100,000 bond.
The US currency and several suspect vehicles were determined to be proceeds from narcotics distribution. Subsequently, they were seized pending condemnation proceedings.
The Decatur Police Department would like to thank the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) for their assistance in this case.
“The above defendants are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.”
Media Release/Decatur Police Department
