Meth lab discoveries result in five arrests
Eight separate methamphetamine lab incidents in two Southeastern Kentucky counties within a 52-hour period resulted in the arrest of five people. Each of these meth labs were cleaned up by detectives from Operation UNITE. The flurry of activity began about 8 p.m. Sunday, March 18, in Rockcastle County when sheriff’s deputies discovered an active lab at the home of 44-year-old Stevie Spoonamore...
Read More19 sought in Lee County Roundup
BEATTYVILLE – A two-square-mile section of eastern Lee County was the target of an undercover drug investigation that led to 19 indictments. Operation UNITE detectives, working closely with Lee Sheriff Wendell Childers, identified the high concentration of dealers in an area near the Breathitt County line. “Sheriff Childers has been with UNITE on every case during the past eight months,”...
Read MoreNation’s top drug official to speak at Rx Summit
The nation’s top official in the war on drugs will be a keynote presenter at the first National Rx Drug Abuse Summit next April. R. Gil Kerlikowske, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), has identified prescription drug abuse as a top priority for public health in the United States. “Mr. Kerlikowske is very aware of the devastating impacts of prescription...
Read MoreDrug roundup seeks 18 in Pike
PIKEVILLE – Law enforcement officials attempted to arrest 18 Pike County individuals suspected of drug trafficking during a roundup conducted by Operation UNITE Tuesday, January 3. “This investigation centered on the Virgie and Regina communities but spread out across the county,” said Dan Smoot, deputy director of UNITE, adding the undercover operation lasted about 9 months. “We bought a...
Read More20 sought in Jackson Co roundup
McKEE – Indictment warrants have been issued for 20 individuals suspected of drug trafficking in Jackson County. Law enforcement officers from five agencies attempted to serve the warrants during a drug roundup conducted Wednesday, December 28. The charges followed an on-going undercover investigation by Operation UNITE that began in early 2011. A majority of the cases involved the illegal sale...
Read MoreDiversion expert featured at Summit
The diversion of controlled pharmaceuticals has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. One of the nation’s experts in preventing, detecting and investigating this diversion will be a keynote presenter at the first National Rx Drug Abuse Summit next April. Joseph T. Rannazzisi, deputy assistant administrator for the Office of Diversion Control in the U.S. Drug Enforcement...
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