Sunday, February 15, 2009
Lawrence County Drug Bust
LOUISA A man police call ³one of the biggest drug dealers in the Lawrence County area² was arrested last week following a nearly eight-month undercover investigation by three law enforcement agencies.
Operation UNITE detectives arrested 34-year-old Jason Edward Cooksey last week after a search of his residence resulted in the seizure of 437 pills and several thousand dollars in cash. The drugs had a street value of nearly $23,000, police said.
Cooksey, of North Lock Avenue in Louisa, was charged with first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, trafficking in a controlled substance within 1,000 yards of a school, and possession of marijuana. Additional charges are expected.
³Louisa Police Chief Phillip Claxton and Lawrence County Sheriff Garrett Roberts have been actively involved in this investigation since its inception,² said Dan Smoot, law enforcement director for UNITE. ³They helped develop information and allowed their officers to work on this case as needed since last summer.²
Operation UNITE detectives arrested 34-year-old Jason Edward Cooksey last week after a search of his residence resulted in the seizure of 437 pills and several thousand dollars in cash. The drugs had a street value of nearly $23,000, police said.
Cooksey, of North Lock Avenue in Louisa, was charged with first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, second-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, trafficking in a controlled substance within 1,000 yards of a school, and possession of marijuana. Additional charges are expected.
³Louisa Police Chief Phillip Claxton and Lawrence County Sheriff Garrett Roberts have been actively involved in this investigation since its inception,² said Dan Smoot, law enforcement director for UNITE. ³They helped develop information and allowed their officers to work on this case as needed since last summer.²
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