Wednesday, January 10, 2007
UNITE Seizes Large Quanity Of Drugs
A Large amount of prescription pills, cash and several guns were seized Monday as operation UNITE conducted a raid of a Martin County Home.
Detectives from UNITE's Big Sandy Drug Task Force, with assistance from the Martin County Sheriff's Office, executed a search warrant at the Wolfcreek Road residence of Audrey and Arthur Parsons of Lovely. The search resulted in the seizure of 127 Hydrocodone, several other types of prescription medication, one handgun, and approximately $1,568.00 in cash by UNITE. In addition, the Martin County Sheriff's Office seized one handgun and four rifles. UNITE arrested 48-year-old Audrey Parsons on indictment warrants for two counts of second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance. The Martin County Sheriff¹s Office arrested her husband, 48-year-old Arthur Parsons, on a charge of being a convicted felon in possession of a handgun. According to UNITE officials more charges are pending as a result of this over four month investigation. The Parsons were lodged in the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center.
Detectives from UNITE's Big Sandy Drug Task Force, with assistance from the Martin County Sheriff's Office, executed a search warrant at the Wolfcreek Road residence of Audrey and Arthur Parsons of Lovely. The search resulted in the seizure of 127 Hydrocodone, several other types of prescription medication, one handgun, and approximately $1,568.00 in cash by UNITE. In addition, the Martin County Sheriff's Office seized one handgun and four rifles. UNITE arrested 48-year-old Audrey Parsons on indictment warrants for two counts of second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance. The Martin County Sheriff¹s Office arrested her husband, 48-year-old Arthur Parsons, on a charge of being a convicted felon in possession of a handgun. According to UNITE officials more charges are pending as a result of this over four month investigation. The Parsons were lodged in the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center.