James Lewis, 36, of Galveston, outstanding warrant. The Paducah Police Department is asking for help locating those who have not yet been arrested. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Additional details about the bust were not released. According to the Justice Department, both sides "pledged" to increase information-sharing and cooperation on criminal investigations. The Bardstown Police Department seized over 100 pounds of marijuana and $50,000 during a search at a home in Bardstown late last week, according to police. This story was originally published March 15, 2022, 9:46 AM. Police officials blamed the violent drug trade for a jarring spike inhomicides and an overdoserate that averagednearly a death a day. Two months after Bowman's slaying, the drug ring wassuspected of a revenge killing in Detroit. OWENSBORO, Ky. - An Owensboro Drug Trafficking Organization is behind bars and charged with multiple felonies after being caught with 151 pounds of methamphetamine, 3.5 pounds of counterfeit pills with suspected deadly fentanyl, and other drugs, announced United States . Several agencies including, the DEA Criminal Diversion Group, the Kentucky Attorney General's Office, Barbourville Police, and several other departments helped to arrest the following people: Jose Luis Barata Vazquez, Alexey Barata Hernandez, Yoleisys Reyes Castillo, Dioslen Jimenez Ortiz, Kaid Rogers, Allison Renee Rogers, Michael King, Christopher King, Floyd Barker, Sheila Barger, and Samuel Barger. According to the criminal complaints, from September 2020 to present, federal and local investigative agencies have conducted a long term investigation into the Willie Watkins Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO) believed to be trafficking in methamphetamine, counterfeit pharmaceutical pills believed to contain fentanyl, and marijuana. HENDERSON, Ky. (WFIE) - Authorities say 49 people were charged in connection to a large-scale narcotics trafficking investigation in Henderson County. Garland said that Justice Department officials met Thursday with their counterparts in the Mexican government and the two countries renewed their commitment to working together against fentanyl and firearms trafficking. On Wednesday, five search warrants were served with a large number of drugs and cash being recovered. EL MENCHO: A ruthless Mexican drug lords empire is devastating families with its grip on small-town USA. Of the 24 charged, eight are in custody across the globe. (LEX 18) Authorities say five arrests in Kentucky have resulted in what's being considered the "biggest drug bust in Laurel County involving meth" as . Yet, within three years, investigators crippled thedrug ring and sent the father and son and two dozen of their associates to federal prison. The cartel routinely sent large shipments of meth across the border into California and from there, the Prietos coordinated the distribution across the country. This investigation highlights ATFs work with our law enforcement partners to combat criminal organizations and to make Daviess County a safer place to live., The Owensboro Police Department remains committed to getting narcotics and dangerous offenders off the streets of Owensboro. Said Owensboro Police Chief Art Ealum. Her body was found July 5, 2018, on the floor of her casino hotel room with a gunshot to the head. It's part of a story the WAVE Troubleshooters have been unraveling linked to the murders of 3-year-old Trinity Randolph and her father, Brandon Waddles. Daniel Lindsey, 45, was arrested Friday and booked into the Nelson County Detention Center and held on a $10,000 bond. Her friends saw her as a doting mother of a young son who loved to dance and act goofy. Those under investigation were well known in the Paducah are and by police for their significant criminal histories, according to the Laird. Highlighting some of them, They have a long history of violence, as well as drugs.. When Greenhill's tab climbed to $400,000, Jose Prieto cut him off. On Friday, the Treasury Department also announced sanctions against two Chinese companies for their role in supplying the precursor chemicals. Updated on: April 14, 2023 / 7:23 PM The two men, identified as Cody Dennis, 33, of Lexington, KY, and Cole Salyers, 35, of Georgetown, KY, were arrested and taken to the Floyd County Jail. She put her affairs in order, including signing over custody of her son, and headed to a Tunica casino. The Prietossent associates to gas stations and other locations in Southern Californiato pick up drugs, the lead investigator said. 18, 2021 at 3:51 PM PDT LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Metro Corrections Officers made a large drug bust while doing a home incarceration, or HIP check, which yielded drugs, guns and thousands of dollars in cash. KSP: 14 people arrested in Leslie County drug bust, seven people wanted, Weekday broadcast of WYMT Mountain News at 11, Dealership owner, salesman rolled back mileage on cars before reselling them, police say, Police asking for help to find suspects involved in theft from Corbin store. The Paducah Police Department provided details on some of those involved and some of their histories. Someonefired 13 rounds athim inside a relative's house on Feb. 1, 2017, striking Willis nine times. These arrests follow a drug investigation by Kentucky State Police that began 18 months ago. Twenty people have been arrested in a monthslong drug investigation in Northern Kentucky, officials with the Northern Kentucky Drug Strike Force announced Thursday.An investigation that began in January resulted in the arrest of area drug distributors and their sources of supply.Investigators said seven search warrants were obtained, resulting in the 20 arrests.Additionally, investigators said they seized 358 grams of crystal meth, 289 fentanyl pills, 64 grams of fentanyl powder, 4.6 grams of heroin, 11.3 grams of cocaine, 2,248 grams of marijuana, three loaded firearms and more than $11,000 in cash.Arrested in the drug roundup were:Elijah Cravens of Newport, Ky.Morgan Taylor of Newport, Ky. Floyd Nelson of CincinnatiGlen Farmer of Dayton, Ky. Joseph Hansel of Dayton, Ky. Shannon Cutshaw of Dayton, Ky. Angela Kreig of Dayton, Ky. Jesse Hayes of Dayton, Ky.Chad Gemmer of Dayton, Ky. Chris Lykins of Dayton, Ky. Eric Campbell of Dayton, Ky. Josh Alford of Dayton, Ky.Kris Yeager of Erlanger, Ky. Theresa Engel of Erlanger, Ky.Crystal Warrix of Dayton, Ky.Kinberly Hayes of Dayton, Ky.Charles Widener of Covington, Ky.Eric Ashley of Dayton, OhioIsaac Benson of ClevelandDave McDaniel of Dayton, Ky. Louis Prieto missed his father and agreed to help him out of his bind. According to the Johnson County Sheriff's Office, deputies executed a search warrant on Friday, Oct. 29, at the home of Edgar "Eddie" Castle, 53, in Sitka, Kentucky, after authorities were able to "make numerous controlled drug buys" at the home during the investigation. Seven months later, a drug ring associate wasaccused of killing a man in Louisville. A Philadelphia police car with flashing lights in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. GREENUP COUNTY, KY (WOWK) On Tuesday, the Greenup County Sheriff's Office arrested multiple people for drug trafficking. All five men are charged by criminal complaint with Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine and 400 grams of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl pursuant to Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841 and 846. Officials from the Kentucky Attorney Generals Office, the Barbourville Police Department, the Clay County Sheriffs Office, and the Manchester Police Department worked with Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) investigators, resulting in Thursdays grand jury indictment in London. The police chief said they have found the average cost of a fentanyl pill in Paducah is $25, bringing the total value of the pills to about $200,000. The police chief said overdoses in Paducah have continued to rise year-over-year. K-9 officer Fabi was deployed and alerted. He received an honorable discharge in 2008 and headed to college, earning a master's degree in accounting. Chad Krause, 42, and Mackenzie Wagner, 24, are being held at the Phelps County Jail. Following the seizure of the narcotics in Oklahoma City, Willie Watkins was charged in a criminal complaint with conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine and 400 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl. Please enter valid email address to continue. The University of Kentucky College of Public Health released a report earlier in 2022 analyzing the overdose deaths in 2021. The lead agent saiddrug ring members are suspected of hiringWilliamsonof Detroitas a hitman to silence Stepp, a drug courier with inside knowledge ofthe organization. Tunica police ruled Pack's deatha suicide. According to the Somerset Police Department, the five-month investigation, which also involved federal agencies and Kentucky State Police, resulted in them confiscating 30 pounds of crystal meth, guns and $30,000 in cash. 20 years ago, marijuana was the most commonly abused illicit drug in Kentucky. According to the Fivco Area Drug Enforcement (F.A.D.E.) Investigators began to see proof of theDetroit link. Amber Lynn Stepp, 28, and a maleacquaintance drove to a Louisville home on a sunny day May 9, 2016as men tended the grill during a birthday celebration. In a photo posted on her Facebook page, she is smiling with her young son and daughter. Authorities said two people were inside the barn at the time of the fire but were able to get out. After several shots hit into Bowman's chest, his car struck a telephone pole and fence before coming to rest against a house near South 25th Street and Burwell Avenue. Its not just social media. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Once manufactured, the investigators allege the cartel used a network of vehicles, tunnels, aircraft, and couriers to smuggle the fentanyl into the United States, despite knowing the drug would kill Americans. Drug bust fail: dealer tries to hide 20 heroin bags by swallowing them during police drug bust. In-state methamphetamine production has become a significant issue in Kentucky. During four years of service, he received several medals and commendations and earned the rank of senior airman. 20, 2021 at 9:32 PM PDT. Hall had been on the run for several weeks when Louisville Metro Police say they caught up to himon Jan. 31, 2017, inhis white Dodge Durango and triedto stop himin the 4700 block of Dixie Highway. OWENSBORO, Ky. An Owensboro Drug Trafficking Organization is behind bars and charged with multiple felonies after being caught with 151 pounds of methamphetamine, 3.5 pounds of counterfeit pills with suspected deadly fentanyl, and other drugs, announced United States Attorney Russell Coleman. Investigators say the accused part of the "Chapitos" network facilitated the purchase of the precursor chemicals of fentanyl from China, manufactured the deadly drug in Mexico, and then worked to smuggle the substance into the U.S. Four Chinese nationals and one Guatemalan national were charged with supplying fentanyl ingredients to the cartel. You need to take that rock that I gave you on your finger and go pawn it if you need money for your kids. Additionally, investigators said they seized 358 grams of crystal meth, 289 fentanyl pills, 64 grams of fentanyl powder, 4.6 grams of heroin, 11.3 grams of cocaine, 2,248 grams of marijuana, three loaded firearms and more than $11,000 in cash. 60 people were arrested in Kentucky after a United States Drug Enforcement Administration drug bust of more than 800 pounds of methamphetamine. In the summer of 2020, we started seeing an increase in fentanyl in the Paducah area. All are charged with conspiring to distribute oxycodone in Madison, Estill, Clay, and Laurel counties from September 2019 thru March 2022. Both are equally committed to ridding our community of the scourge of organized drug trafficking and keeping our citizens safe.. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. According to the Henderson Police Department . When they got out of prison, Greenhill flew to California to meet Jose Prieto. Agents who monitored Jose Prieto's movements and phonesay Pack became entwined in a romantic relationship with him. As the case grew more complex and widespread,ATF agents called in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in Louisville. Copyright 2020 | Breaking911 All rights reserved, One of The Largest Drug Busts In Kentucky History, Man Dead After Being Found Shot In Car That Crashed Outside Los Angeles Hospital, WATCH LIVE: Biden Hosts Vigil For Coronavirus Victims At Lincoln Memorial. Al-Jebori pleaded guilty in 2018 to distributing meth and is serving a sentence of sevenyears and eight months in federal prison, court records show. This investigation is undoubtedly the most significant narcotics investigation in our departments history, which speaks to the magnitude of the drug epidemic in the Owensboro Metropolitan Area. Anytime we can take this much methamphetamine, fentanyl and firearms off the streets it is huge! According to the criminal complaints, between January 6, 2021, and January 11, 2021, Willie Watkins, age 30 of Owensboro, Kentucky coordinated the purchase of approximately 150 pounds of suspected methamphetamine with an unidentified male, located in the Los Angeles, California area, and counterfeit pills containing suspected fentanyl from a source in the Phoenix, Arizona area. I think she may have been given an ultimatum," to take her own life or the drug ring would kill her or someone she loved. We have violent felonies making lots and lots of money, Laird said. He contacted his son, Louis Prieto, though the two hadn't spoken in more than 15 years because of a dispute. A year later, drug ring member Roger Dale Goodman, 37, and hisbuddies headed to pick up a box with 2 pounds of meth for the organization. They formed a partnership, discussing drug shipments and prices, the agent said. The individuals arrested during this investigation were responsible for peddling poison into Owensboro and our surrounding communities. Police also found 36 pounds of THC dab butter, nine pounds of THC edibles, 351 THC vape pens, 1.5 pounds of mushrooms and assorted drug paraphernalia, according to a release from the Bardstown Police Department. All rights reserved. He also started a business buying and selling used cars. Copyright 2021 WYMT. He said SWAT teams were used to secure two locations one on Levin Avenue and another on Coronado Court, because of the violent criminal history of some of those involved. GCSO says they stopped a car on Main Street in Greenup, and the driver, Sarah James, 42, of Hood Run Road in Greenup, Kentucky, had a suspended license. That associate would deliver the drugs to a shipper, someone designated to get the drugs to Louisville andother destinations. On top of arresting 12 people, the joint investigation seized approximately 10,000 diverted oxycodone pills and over $2 million. All rights reserved. Although individuals in Kentucky struggle with different types of drug abuse, there are many types that are among the most common. Copyright 2022 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. The Prietosestablished the Louisville pipeline in 2016 after another one of Jose Prieto'ssons befriended Wiley Greenhill while both were inmatesat theRoederer Correctional Complex, an Oldham County prison about 23 miles northeast of Louisville. FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. (WSAZ) - Three people were arrested Monday after drugs, including fentanyl, were found at a home in Allen, the Floyd County Sheriff's . The FBI wants the four Chinese nationals captured and is offering a $1 million reward, though taking them into custody to face charges in the U.S. will likely prove difficult. Louisville narcotics detectives teamed with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and soon zeroed in on drug trafficker Wiley Greenhill, who moved from Detroit to the Derby City to form adrug ring. Twenty people have been arrested in a monthslong drug investigation in Northern Kentucky, officials with the Northern Kentucky Drug Strike Force announced Thursday. They were listening when Louis Prieto told an associate that his fatherwas upset and in Louisville and that Wiley Greenhill's life was in danger, according to a transcript of court testimony. Her relatives told reporters she was a loving mom who struggled with addiction, and they had tried to get her help. Louis Prieto had settled in Los Angeles, a two-hour drive southwest of his father in Apple Valley. Less than a month before her death, police stopped Stepp and two menat an airport in Arizona and found more than $20,000 hidden inside the lining of her suitcase. POLICE REPORT: Suspected drug . Based on the evidence obtained from the long term investigation and the search warrants, additional members of the Watkins DTO, including Christopher McNary, age 31 of Owensboro, Kentucky, Richard Cason, age 29 of Owensboro, Kentucky, Keith Watkins, age 28 of Owensboro, Kentucky, and Samuel White, age 27 of Owensboro, Kentucky were also charged in a second criminal complaint with conspiring with each other and others to possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture of a substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine and 400 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl. The following suspects were arrested on charges including: Austin Shepherd, 38, of Allen; trafficking in heroin, meth and fentanyl, tampering with physical evidence, and possession of drug paraphernalia. large ongoing fentanyl trafficking investigation, Kentucky drug trafficking operation busted, over $2M and 10,000 pills seized, Drug disposal program aims to prevent addiction in Kentucky, DEA nets over 10K pounds of unused drugs in Kentucky takeback event. "The United States government is using every tool at its disposal to combat the fentanyl epidemic," Garland said, "Many of us have heard the stories of those who have lost loved ones to fentanyl poisoning. Still, the story told by agents, defendants and prosecutors in interviews or court records reveals much about thecriminal enterprise and its deadly operation in Louisville and across the country. But federal prosecutors contended during a bond hearing that he mainly used his auto business to hide his real income from selling drugs. Agents persuaded judges to let them monitor drug traffickers' phones and movements. She said online platforms are usually where the initial contact between buyer and sellers occurs and described social media applications as the "super highway" of the fentanyl supply chain. The arrests were part of the conclusion of. Greenhill, 40, teamed with his brother, Jamarr Greenhill, 38, to summongang members from Detroit tocapitalizeon Louisville'saddiction crisis, which handed them a solid customer base. According to the Justice Department, between August 2021 and August 2022, 107,735 people died of drug overdoses in the United States, two-thirds primarily from fentanyl. a gunman fired bullets into his face and head, A ruthless Mexican drug lords empire is devastating families with its grip on small-town USA, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. The news comes just one day after Garland and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco met with members of Mexican security officials in Washington, D.C. in part to discuss the fentanyl crisis. Hearst Television participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. (Courtesy: Appalachia HIDTA) Police said a total of 23 people were charged during the 18-month investigation, with 14 arrests this week. Muskegon police told reporters the number of gunshots indicatedsomeone wanted to senda message. During a bond hearing for Jose Prieto, federal prosecutors in Louisvillecited Pack's suspicious death asone of the reasons heposed a danger to potential government witnesses and others. Jose Prieto sought out someone with a strong business background to help him earn money to pay off the cartel. He joined the newspaper in September 2021 after previously working with the Anderson News and the Cats Pause. He was "fronting" drugs loaning sometraffickers drugsbefore they paid for them. If you know the whereabouts of any of these names: 38-year-old Amanda Bowling of Essie, 37-year-old Roger Bowling of Thousandsticks, 39-year-old Donald Holden of Hyden, 56-year-old David Miniard of Wooton, 59-year-old Mikel Morgan of Stinnett, 49-year-old Robert Mitchell Morgan of Stinnett, and 52-year-old John Roberts of Stinnett; you are asked to call Kentucky State Police Post 13 in Hazard at (606) 435-6069. Every overdose that we respond to gets investigated, especially if it is fentanyl, Laird said. Federal officials on Friday detailed the Chapitos' gruesome and cruel practices aimed at extending their power and amassing greater wealth from testing the potency of the fentanyl they allegedly produced on prisoners to feeding victims of their violence to tigers in order to intimidate civilians. LONDON, Ky. - An investigation into a Louisville-based drug trafficking operation led to 12 people being arrested.Officials from the Kentucky Attorney General's Office, the Barbourville Police Department, the Clay County Sheriff's Office, and the Manchester Police Department worked with Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) investigators, resulting in Thursday's grand jury indictment . The remaining seven are wanted for active indictment warrants. The investigation revealed Jose Luis Barata Vazquez, Alexey Barata Hernandez, Yoleisys Reyes Castillo, Dioslen Jimenez Ortiz, Kaid Rogers, Allison Renee Rogers, Michael King, Christopher King, Floyd Barker, Sheila Barger, and Samuel Barger were conspiring to distribute oxycodone. They also sent associates to Louisville and put them up in hotels, where they waited for Wiley Greenhill or one of his associates to bring money to their hotel room, the DEA agent said. The DEA Evansville HIDTA Resident Office is committed to working with the Owensboro Police Department and our other federal, state, and local partners to keep our communities safe by investigating and arresting violent drug traffickers. Both were untrue, police say. Rattled residents and many officers didn't know at the time of the Feb. 1, 2018, shootout in Buechel, Kentucky, that the men inside the pickup were connected to a much larger drug trafficking. The Courier Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network, spent weeks interviewing agents, prosecutors, defense attorneys and local police and siftingthrough court, police and jail records in four statesto piece together details of thecriminal enterprise and thedestructive swath it cut across the U.S. culminating in arson, a toxic romance,betrayal and deadly revenge. LONDON, Ky. (FOX 56) An investigation into a Louisville-based drug trafficking operation led to 12 people being arrested. Greenhill sent an associate to live with Jose Prieto for six months, working in the marijuana fields and gambling together in Las Vegas. The Bardstown Police Department seized over 100 pounds of marijuana and $50,000 during a search at a home in Bardstown late last week, according to police. Both SWAT teams were able to safely secure the two locations and locate some of the wanted persons, Laird said. Months before her death, Jose Prieto had visited the same casino. When officers finally stopped him, they found marijuana and pills in his pockets, large amounts of meth and heroin in the center console and a loaded 9 mm Smith & Wesson handgun in the driver's seat. During a search of the vehicle subsequent to a certified K-9 alert, law enforcement recovered: approximately one-hundred fifty-one (151) pounds of crystal methamphetamine, approximately three and one-half (3.5) pounds of counterfeit pharmaceutical pills suspected of containing fentanyl (contained in Ziploc bags), approximately twenty-one (21) pounds of marijuana, approximately nine (9) pounds of THC edibles, approximately fourteen (14) pounds of THC related vape products, and approximately one (1) gram of ecstasy. Last month, Mexico's President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obradorcontroversially stated that the deadly drug is neither created nor consumed in his country and blamed Americans for the totality of the epidemic. The case isn't over. However, investigators haven't found enough evidence to file charges. His sonis serving a sentence of seven years and three months. The dog also sniffed out three suitcases on the plane stuffed with an estimated 80 kilos of cocaine the. The judge agreed to denybond. Jose Prieto was 11 whenhis father hurried their family out of hishomeland and into the U.S. as refugees. An eastern Kentucky drug task force has seized nearly 75 pounds of marijuana, over 3,300 THC vape pens, nearly 30 pounds of THC wax, and $37,000 in cash in a drug bust in Montgomery County. The police chief broke down the events leading up to the arrests. In December, a judge sentenced Jose Prieto to serve eight years and one month in federal prison. We look at that and see, can we trace that back.'. He later claimed the cartel torched his marijuana field as a warning and to stop him from making fast money to pay his debt. He established his own pipeline from Kentucky to California, bypassing his older brother. 1:13. Nelson County officials said the investigation is ongoing.. As a child in Cuba, Jose Prieto Jr.'s family tossed into turmoil when Fidel Castro overthrew the government in 1959. BOYD COUNTY, KY (WOWK) A Detroit man was arrested after a drug task force seized more than approximately one kilo of pressed fentanyl in Boyd County, Kentucky on Saturday evening. In turn, that meant he couldn't pay the Prietos. For Greenhill, a small-time criminal from Detroit, the case agent said, it was a chance to be his own boss. More suspected crimes linkedto the ring remain under investigation. LSD, MDMA, and GHB are found in Kentucky. From 2016-18, the Prieto drug ring dominated the meth trade in Louisville, saturating the citywith more than 100 kilogramsworth millions of dollars, thelead investigator told The Courier Journal. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A gang of drug dealers accused of selling meth, fentanyl, and cocaine has been busted by FBI and Louisville Metro Police investigators. Chris graduated from UK in December 2018. Others are dead or at large. Drug use by state: Where does Kentucky rank? Stepp later told police the three had flown on one-way tickets to Phoenix to buy meth and possibly heroin to bring back to Louisville, according to an investigatory letter in Kentucky court records. According to the Somerset Police Department, the five-month investigation, which also. One person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. 1:54. The men from Detroit established trust and Jose Prieto soonsent them50-pound shipments of meth from California to Kentucky. Deputies seized heroin, methamphetamine, fentanyl, pills and other drugs they said were being sold from the home. The DEA appreciates the exceptional work by all our partners who brought these individuals to justice., ATF is committed to protecting the public in Western Kentucky, said ATF Special Agent in Charge Shawn Morrow. In 2016, the cartel issuedJose Prieto an ultimatum: Work for them selling their drugs or be killed. Other charged individuals include operators of secret labs in Mexico where fentanyl is made, weapons dealers who help the Sinaloa Cartel arm its security, and money launderers who funded the operations. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. Dalawang drug suspects, patay matapos mauwi sa shootout ang buy-bust ops sa Nueva Ecija; nasa P14-M halaga ng hinihinalang shabu, nasabat . Courtney Willis, 26, a Greenhill drug ring associate, allegedly stole meth from the organization and returned to his home state of Michiganto visit family in Muskegon Heights, a three-hour drive northwest of Detroit near Lake Michigan. Both pleaded guilty in Louisville last year to trafficking more than 50 grams of meth. Though it worked for awhile, eventually WileyGreenhillstarted to run up a tab with the Prietos, according tocourt records. Agents wouldn't give names of suspects or reveal the states involved. Investigators say all of the suspects were taken to the Floyd County Jail, and more arrests are expected in the case. The Paducah Police Department offered thanks to the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, Illinois State Police, McCracken County Sheriffs Department, and Kentucky Probation and Parole for their assistance during the investigation. He has been charged with trafficking marijuana, trafficking in a controlled substance and buying or possessing drug paraphernalia, according to court records. He workedfor the state of California, auditing local municipalities participating in state government welfare programs. Police say Wesley Aaron Calhoun and Dennie A. Smith, both from Somerset, are facing charges of conspiracy to distribute, possession with intent to distribute. Johnnie Lee. Our Street Crimes Unit, along with our federal and local partners, have worked tirelessly to take down this drug trafficking organization., Sheriff Keith Cain said, This investigation is yet another example of the strong relationship that exists between local law enforcement and our federal partners. Agents believed Jose Prietobegan to see her as a liability. A traffic stop on I-65 southbound early Saturday morning near Elizabethtown led to the discovery of over 100 pounds of marijuana, according to Kentucky State Police . HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - Wednesday morning, troopers with Kentucky State Police Post Hazard and deputies with the Leslie County Sheriff's Office arrested 14 people in a drug bust, with seven more.
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