by dmorton
BEATTYVILLE – As new laws make it increasingly more difficult to obtain painkillers, drug users are beginning to turn toward heroin for their high. While northern Kentucky and major cities, such as Lexington, are struggling to get a handle on problems related to this...
by dmorton
BEATTYVILLE – Operation UNITE made its 4,000th drug-related arrest during a roundup of suspected dealers in Lee County on Friday, February 22. “This is a significant milestone for UNITE’s Law Enforcement Drug Task Force,” said Paul Hays, UNITE law enforcement...
by dmorton
MONTICELLO (10-16-12) – Three people were charged with manufacturing methamphetamine after police went to a Missouri Hollow home on a separate case late Monday night. Wayne County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 32-year-old Brian “Bear” Hutton, 22-year-old Joe Young Jr.,...
by dmorton
PIKEVILLE – Two traffickers of prescription pain pills and their Florida supplier have been arrested on federal drug charges following an undercover investigation by Operation UNITE and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. “More than 200,000 Oxycodone pills were...
by dmorton
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....
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