Authorities on both sides of the Ohio River are working their tails off cleaning the streets of drugs, according to some recent announcements.
The Greenup County Sheriffâs Office has announced a few recent collars over the last few weeks, while the Scioto County Sheriffâs Office has announced a haul of more than $40,000 worth of drugs off the street.
Buck Shot Bust
On April 21 in Greenup, deputies picked up Amber McCleese, 38, of Argillite, on two bench warrants and two narcotics warrants in the Buck Shot Hill area of Greenup County, according to a news release.
At the time of her arrest, authorities confiscated several grams of heroin and meth, the release states.
Two arrested on drug charge
Staff report
PORTSMOUTH Portsmouth Police Chief Debby Brewer and Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman announced a man from Quincy, Ky. and a man from Portsmouth, Oh. have been arrested for possession of suspected narcotics.
An investigation conducted by the Southern Ohio Drug Task Force and the United States Postal Service led to a law enforcement operation being conducted by task force detectives, Portsmouth Police Department S.W.A.T., and additional Portsmouth Police Department personnel on Friday, April 30, 2021, at approximately 12:24 p.m. at 1408 1 /2 17th Street Portsmouth, Ohio.
The operation resulted in the arrests of Grant Ashley Underwood age 44 of Briary Road Quincy, Ky. and Shawn J. Kimble age 20 of the 17th Street address for possessing approximately two and one half pounds of suspected cocaine, which is a felony of the 1st degree. The estimated street value of the suspected cocaine seized is $44,000.