Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Thirteen Targeted In Perry County Roundup
HAZARD An investigation into illegal drug trafficking in Perry County has resulted in 13 indictment warrants.
Operation UNITE detectives were assisted by officers from the Perry County Sheriff¹s Office, Hazard Police Department and Kentucky State Police in trying to locate the individuals. By early afternoon Wednesday 10 had been located and lodged in the Kentucky River Regional Detention Center.
The lengthy investigation involved the illegal sale of a variety of prescription pills primarily Methadone, OxyContin and Lortab.
³Many of these cases were made possible because concerned citizens called our Drug Tip Line (1-866-424-4382) to report suspected illegal activity,² said Dan Smoot, law enforcement director for UNITE. ³Several of these individuals -- a majority of whom have prior drug-related arrests were among the top people identified through tip line reports.²
³In fact, Perry County leads the 29-county Fifth Congressional District in the number of tip line calls received,² Smoot continued. ³Through July 31, Perry County citizens have anonymously placed 1,492 calls nearly 10 percent of the 15,337 total calls in the region.²
Those charged in connection with the investigation were:
€ Jim ³Jimbo² Baker, age 28, East Main Street, Hazard, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance (second offense).
€ Betty Boggs, age 49, Pratt Mountain Road, Viper, second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
€ Edna Stacy Campbell, age 47, Montgomery Creek Road, Vicco, second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
€ Fred Caudill, age 46, Highway 476, Bulan, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance (second offense).
€ Darrell Jones, age 50, Highway 476, Bulan, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
€ Robert ³Rob² Jones, age 51, Highway 476 North, Bulan, four counts first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
€ Brian J. Morris, age 32, Big Willard Road, Busy, two counts first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
€ David Padgett, age 52, Highway 451, Hazard, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
€ Ervin D. Pence, age 41, Dwarf, second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance and persistent felony offender.
€ Jessie Young, age 46, Highway 476, Bulan, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
For more information about Operation UNITE visit their website at http://www.blogger.com/www.operationunite.org <http://www.operationunite.org/> .
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In 2003, Fifth District Congressman Harold ³Hal² Rogers (R-Somerset) worked to create Operation UNITE, a regional anti-drug initiative empowering citizens groups and community leaders in 29 southern and eastern Kentucky counties. UNITE, which stands for Unlawful Narcotics Investigations, Treatment & Education, seeks to fight the drug epidemic by expanding drug awareness and education programs to keep people from using drugs; coordinating drug treatment and outreach programs for those who are already addicted; and operating regional undercover law enforcement task forces for interdiction and prosecution of those dealing drugs. Rogers has directed
$36.6 million in federal funds to the counter-drug initiative over the past five years. For more information contact Karen Engle toll-free at 1-866-678-6483.
Drug Tip Hotline 1-866-424-4382 / Treatment Referral Hotline
1-866-90-UNITE (1-866-908-6483)
Operation UNITE detectives were assisted by officers from the Perry County Sheriff¹s Office, Hazard Police Department and Kentucky State Police in trying to locate the individuals. By early afternoon Wednesday 10 had been located and lodged in the Kentucky River Regional Detention Center.
The lengthy investigation involved the illegal sale of a variety of prescription pills primarily Methadone, OxyContin and Lortab.
³Many of these cases were made possible because concerned citizens called our Drug Tip Line (1-866-424-4382) to report suspected illegal activity,² said Dan Smoot, law enforcement director for UNITE. ³Several of these individuals -- a majority of whom have prior drug-related arrests were among the top people identified through tip line reports.²
³In fact, Perry County leads the 29-county Fifth Congressional District in the number of tip line calls received,² Smoot continued. ³Through July 31, Perry County citizens have anonymously placed 1,492 calls nearly 10 percent of the 15,337 total calls in the region.²
Those charged in connection with the investigation were:
€ Jim ³Jimbo² Baker, age 28, East Main Street, Hazard, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance (second offense).
€ Betty Boggs, age 49, Pratt Mountain Road, Viper, second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
€ Edna Stacy Campbell, age 47, Montgomery Creek Road, Vicco, second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
€ Fred Caudill, age 46, Highway 476, Bulan, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance (second offense).
€ Darrell Jones, age 50, Highway 476, Bulan, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
€ Robert ³Rob² Jones, age 51, Highway 476 North, Bulan, four counts first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
€ Brian J. Morris, age 32, Big Willard Road, Busy, two counts first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
€ David Padgett, age 52, Highway 451, Hazard, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
€ Ervin D. Pence, age 41, Dwarf, second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance and persistent felony offender.
€ Jessie Young, age 46, Highway 476, Bulan, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
For more information about Operation UNITE visit their website at http://www.blogger.com/www.operationunite.org <http://www.operationunite.org/> .
* * * * *
In 2003, Fifth District Congressman Harold ³Hal² Rogers (R-Somerset) worked to create Operation UNITE, a regional anti-drug initiative empowering citizens groups and community leaders in 29 southern and eastern Kentucky counties. UNITE, which stands for Unlawful Narcotics Investigations, Treatment & Education, seeks to fight the drug epidemic by expanding drug awareness and education programs to keep people from using drugs; coordinating drug treatment and outreach programs for those who are already addicted; and operating regional undercover law enforcement task forces for interdiction and prosecution of those dealing drugs. Rogers has directed
$36.6 million in federal funds to the counter-drug initiative over the past five years. For more information contact Karen Engle toll-free at 1-866-678-6483.
Drug Tip Hotline 1-866-424-4382 / Treatment Referral Hotline
1-866-90-UNITE (1-866-908-6483)
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