Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Three Charged With Drug Trafficking
HAZARD An out-of-state drug supply line into Perry County was shut down Monday following an investigation by Operation UNITE.
Three people -- two from Hazard and one from Ohio -- were arrested August 18 by detectives from UNITE and deputies from the Perry County Sheriff¹s Office.
Charged were:
€ Kelvin Lamont Lomax, age 42, Cambridge Avenue, Dayton, Ohio, one count first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
€ Anthony Shawn Patterson, age 22, Creekside Drive, Hazard, three counts first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
€ John Herbie Patterson, age 51, Creekside Drive, Hazard, three counts first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
During a search of Lomax, officers recovered 13 OxyContin 80mg tablets and $4,940 in cash.
³It appears that Mr. Lomax has been been bringing pills to the Pattersons for some time,² said Dan Smoot, law enforcement director for UNITE. ³We are finding much of the prescription medications being sold illegally in southern and eastern Kentucky are originating from other states. Anytime we can close part of the pipeline we are reducing the amount of pills being sold to our residents.²
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)
Three people -- two from Hazard and one from Ohio -- were arrested August 18 by detectives from UNITE and deputies from the Perry County Sheriff¹s Office.
Charged were:
€ Kelvin Lamont Lomax, age 42, Cambridge Avenue, Dayton, Ohio, one count first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
€ Anthony Shawn Patterson, age 22, Creekside Drive, Hazard, three counts first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
€ John Herbie Patterson, age 51, Creekside Drive, Hazard, three counts first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance.
During a search of Lomax, officers recovered 13 OxyContin 80mg tablets and $4,940 in cash.
³It appears that Mr. Lomax has been been bringing pills to the Pattersons for some time,² said Dan Smoot, law enforcement director for UNITE. ³We are finding much of the prescription medications being sold illegally in southern and eastern Kentucky are originating from other states. Anytime we can close part of the pipeline we are reducing the amount of pills being sold to our residents.²
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)
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