Thursday, December 04, 2008
Perry County Drug Bust
AZARD A Perry County man with a history of drug trafficking was arrested Wednesday, December 3, as a result of tips called in to Operation UNITE¹s drug tip line.
Michael Deaton, age 40, of Peach Drive, Combs, was charged with two counts first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance and one count third-degree trafficking in a controlled substance following the execution of a search warrant at his home.
³We have received 25 calls from residents complaining about Mr. Deaton,² said Dan Smoot, UNITE law enforcement director. ³Based upon these calls we were able to purchase drugs from Mr. Deaton on Tuesday, which gave us probable cause for the search warrant.²
Accompanied by officers from the Perry County Sheriff¹s Office, Hazard Police Department and the Kentucky State Police K-9 unit, UNITE detectives went to Deaton¹s trailer yesterday afternoon.
Inside they recovered 33 OxyContin 80mg pills, 86 Xanax pills, 7 Suboxone pills, 2 Hydrocodone pills and $2,311 in cash.
Following his arrest, Deaton was lodged in the Perry County Regional Detention Center.
Deaton has prior felony drug convictions in Perry County for which he had been given probation, Smoot said, but noted that at the time of his arrest Deaton was not on probation.
Perry County leads the Fifth Congressional District in the number of drug tips received through UNITE¹s toll-free tip line (1-866-424-4382). Through November, 1,547 tip line calls have been received from Perry County.
Michael Deaton, age 40, of Peach Drive, Combs, was charged with two counts first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance and one count third-degree trafficking in a controlled substance following the execution of a search warrant at his home.
³We have received 25 calls from residents complaining about Mr. Deaton,² said Dan Smoot, UNITE law enforcement director. ³Based upon these calls we were able to purchase drugs from Mr. Deaton on Tuesday, which gave us probable cause for the search warrant.²
Accompanied by officers from the Perry County Sheriff¹s Office, Hazard Police Department and the Kentucky State Police K-9 unit, UNITE detectives went to Deaton¹s trailer yesterday afternoon.
Inside they recovered 33 OxyContin 80mg pills, 86 Xanax pills, 7 Suboxone pills, 2 Hydrocodone pills and $2,311 in cash.
Following his arrest, Deaton was lodged in the Perry County Regional Detention Center.
Deaton has prior felony drug convictions in Perry County for which he had been given probation, Smoot said, but noted that at the time of his arrest Deaton was not on probation.
Perry County leads the Fifth Congressional District in the number of drug tips received through UNITE¹s toll-free tip line (1-866-424-4382). Through November, 1,547 tip line calls have been received from Perry County.
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