Sunday, February 15, 2009
Perry County Drug Bust
HAZARD A Perry County man suspected of being ³a heavy drug trafficker² in the region was arrested Monday, February 9, following a lengthy investigation by Operation UNITE and the Perry County Sheriff¹s Office.
Taylor Jones, age 51, of Memory Mountain Lane in the Bulan Community, was charged with first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance and lodged in the Kentucky River Regional Jail.
³We have received many tip line complaints on Mr. Jones,² said Dan Smoot, law enforcement director for UNITE. ³Although we had suspected he was a dealer for more than a year, it was difficult to get the evidence we needed to make an arrest.²
Based upon information obtained during the undercover investigation, law enforcement officers were able to go to Jones¹ home where they conducted a search. Police confiscated 94 Methadone, 42 Hydrocodone and nine Xanax pills in addition to $1,397 in cash.
Jones has a prior conviction for trafficking in marijuana in Perry County.
Taylor Jones, age 51, of Memory Mountain Lane in the Bulan Community, was charged with first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance and lodged in the Kentucky River Regional Jail.
³We have received many tip line complaints on Mr. Jones,² said Dan Smoot, law enforcement director for UNITE. ³Although we had suspected he was a dealer for more than a year, it was difficult to get the evidence we needed to make an arrest.²
Based upon information obtained during the undercover investigation, law enforcement officers were able to go to Jones¹ home where they conducted a search. Police confiscated 94 Methadone, 42 Hydrocodone and nine Xanax pills in addition to $1,397 in cash.
Jones has a prior conviction for trafficking in marijuana in Perry County.
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