Two arrested for possession of 2 lbs. of Marijuana
Hinds County Sheriff’s Special Operations Unit along with Richland Police department executed a search warrant and arrested 36-year-old Roddrekus Watts, of Jackson. Watts was charged...
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Mississippi National Guard part of largest marijuana bust in 40 years
by Jared Bounds
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi National Guard played a vital role in what has been called the largest marijuana bust in recent memory by Mississippi...
Drug investigation leads DEA, Atty General to child pornography bust
by Jared Bounds
Kenneth Paul Rushing, 56, of Morton, and Michael Gene Rushing, 58, of Jackson, were arrested Wednesday afternoon at Wholesale Auto Parts on Gallatin Street in...
Rankin county deputies round up cocaine from stop
A Rankin County Interdiction Task Force Deputy with Pearl Police Department spotted a 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe driving carelessly Monday night. The traffic stop quickly turned...
UPDATE: 48 arrested, including former Lawrence County jailer
by Jared Bounds
Former Lawrence County Jailer Renee Simpson and 47 others were arrested Thursday and Friday in raids in five southwest Mississippi counties. The arrests culminated an...
12 arrested in central MS prescription pill bust
by Jared Bounds
“In the past 4 years, 85% of overdose cases in the state of MS were related to opioids.” Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics director John Dowdy...
Marion County drug bust hauls in 19 suspects
by Jared Bounds
What was described as “high risk search warrants” produced 19 arrests in Marion County last week. The Marion County Sheriff’s Department says drugs, especially methamphetamines,...
Miss. News Briefs: Judge Says He’s Being Politically Picked On, Dog Beating Update
by kim
JONES COUNTY, Miss.–It’s a frame job is what a Jones County judge said for the first time publicly this week. He’s being looked for the...
Now That’s A Lot of Cocaine: Huge Stash Found in I-20/59 Bust
by kim
MERIDIAN, Miss.–The cocaine found in a tractor-trailer rig Tuesday night was worth around $350,000, say Meridian Police. It was 10 kilos of coke and now...