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....

19 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...

Perry roundup targets 14

HAZARD – Arrest warrants for 14 individuals on 30 charges have been issued after an undercover investigation into the illegal sale of prescription medications in Perry County. Law enforcement officers from Operation UNITE, the Hazard Police Department, Kentucky State...

Morgan roundup seeks 12

WEST LIBERTY – A dozen individuals suspected of illegally selling prescription pills have been indicted by a Morgan County Grand Jury. Sealed indictments were released Tuesday, Dec. 6, following an undercover investigation by Operation UNITE into drug trafficking in...

Ex-officers arrested in Clay drug investigation

MANCHESTER – Two former Manchester City Police officers were among those arrested on drug trafficking charges during a roundup conducted Tuesday, October 25. By early afternoon 10 of the 15 suspects were in custody. The arrests followed a six-month undercover...