âEnough meth for approximately 1,120 single usesâ: Huge drug bust in Tuscumbia Huge drug bust in Tuscumbia (Source: ALEA) By WBRC Staff | April 8, 2021 at 10:58 AM CDT - Updated April 8 at 10:58 AM
TUSCUMBIA, Ala. (WBRC) - ALEA State Troopers showed off the pounds of drugs they took off the streets in the Tuscumbia area.
Troopers said on April 7, 2021, after a lengthy and thorough investigation into drug trafficking complaints, ALEAâs Region E Drug Enforcement Task Force (DTF) obtained and served two search warrants.
The warrants were executed at a warehouse near Highway 72 and the other was at a storage locker at a facility near 6th Street.
Enough meth for 1,120 single uses confiscated in north Alabama drug bust
Updated Apr 08, 2021;
Posted Apr 08, 2021
On Wednesday, April 7, 2021, ALEA’s Region E Drug Enforcement Task Force carried out two search warrants in Tuscumbia. The first was a warehouse near Highway 72, and the other was a storage locker facility near Sixth Street, said Agent Adam Buchanan. (ALEA)
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A Franklin County man is behind bars after authorities carried out a drug raid at a north Alabama warehouse and a storage facility.
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency investigators say they confiscated enough methamphetamine for 1,120 single uses of the drug. The meth has an estimated street value of $112,000.
Ogdensburg City Police seized cash, controlled substances and methamphetamine manufacturing materials as part of the separate investigations.
Jade R. Harper, 45, Melinda A. Montroy, 35, and Dominic T. Mashaw, 19, all of Ogdensburg, were each charged Feb. 18, with third-degree unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine, a felony.
The charges stem from the execution of a search warrant at 11 Groves Street, where methamphetamine manufacturing components were allegedly located. All three were released on their own recognizance.
Charles Watford, 36, and Jasmine Merrero, 30, both of Brooklyn, were each charged Tuesday with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor.
During a traffic stop, police allegedly found the pair in possession of an unspecified amount of cocaine and more than $18,000 in U.S. currency. They were released on appearance tickets.
Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 1:07 pm
LISBON The St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Drug Task Force says they arrested Jeremiah S. Cota, 42, of Lisbon on Wednesday around 10 a.m.
They say he was charged with third-degree unlawful manufacturing of methamphetamine, a class D felony.
Cota allegedly possessed several components and lab equipment used in the manufacturing of methamphetamine.
He was arraigned by Judge Rachelle Foster of the Town of Canton court and released with orders to return to Lisbon court on March 9, police said.
The St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by Ogdensburg Police Department, New York State Police CCSERT, New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision and members of the St. Lawrence County Drug Task Force (SLCDTF).
Florence man charged after more than 5 pounds of meth found in his apartment
Law enforcement says this evidence was seized at Demarcus L. Robinson s apartment
Agents also found more than $8,000 in cash during the search.
Posted: Feb 9, 2021 3:30 PM
Updated: Feb 9, 2021 3:46 PM
Posted By: Josh Rayburn
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A Florence man is in custody after authorities say they found more than five pounds of methamphetamine in his apartment.
Demarcus L. Robinson, 44, was arrested Tuesday and charged with trafficking in methamphetamine, according to a news release from the Alabama State Bureau of Investigation.
A search warrant was obtained after the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Region E Drug Enforcement Task Force conducted a narcotic trafficking investigation in northwest Alabama.