From the west Alabama Newsroom– A tip from the public — leads to the arrest of ten people on human and drug trafficking charges in Demopolis. Three of the ten suspects are facing human trafficking charges — while charges for the other seven are drug related — and include trafficking cocaine. Demopolis Police Chief Rex Flowers says 34 year old…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Marshals Service team up and take down a suspected drug dealer. Forty-seven year old Anthony McArthur is behind bars tonight — charged with three counts of drug trafficking. Sheriff Mike Granthum says large quantities of crack cocaine — marijuana — and other narcotics — were found during…
The operation is part of a broader initiative to not only apprehend wanted criminals but to combat contraband within the state and its correctional facilities.
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A group of public school students toured the Dallas County Courthouse to get an up close look at how the justice system — really works. The students are participants in the Drug-Free Communities of Dallas County, a program designed to reduce youth substance abuse. Two students from every public middle and high school in Dallas…
The investigation is ongoing and further charges may be added.
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The grieving parents of the young man killed in a shootout in Valley Grande are speaking out against gun violence — and drugs. Warrent and Velma Reese are mourning the loss of their youngest child, Warrent Reese, II. Authorities say — Reese and two other men were involved in a shootout — as the result…
Montgomery Police have announced two major drug bust.
From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Selma attorney finds herself on the wrong side of the law in Dallas County. Sheriff Mike Granthum says 29 year old Margaret Mitchell brought a birthday card with drugs in it — to an inmate at the county jail. Granthum says the incident was caught on camera. He says jailers recovered the cards. And…
Overdose deaths have been rising for more than two decades. But they accelerated dramatically in the past two years.
On Thursday, June 17, Richard Herbert Smith, 44, of Wetumpka, was convicted by a federal jury for conspiracy to distribute cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm in connection with a drug trafficking crime, and using a cell phone to further a drug trafficking conspiracy
