Horn Lake Man Sentenced To Federal Prison
A Horn Lake man has been sentenced to serve 21 years in federal prison following his convictions for multiple gun and drug crimes. A jury...
Tag : Drugs
A New Drug Has Made Its Way To Mississippi
According to the Madison County Sheriff, Randy Tucker, a new drug in the form of candy is circulating through his county. Sheriff Tucker took to...
What to know about Kratom?
The drug policy committee met with both house and senate members on last Thursday afternoon to discuss a drug that is sold over the counter...
Convenience Store “Opioids” – Not Recommended
by Andi Davis
Courtesy of DEA.gov Kratom, a non-regulated substance frequently sold at convenience stores, is increasingly becoming an alarming issue with regards to Mississippi’s growing opioid crisis....
20 lbs. marijuana, $30K seized in Hinds
by Alex Paton
Hinds County Sheriff’s Narcotics Officers along with Richland Police broke up a large drug trafficking operation this week. James Milton Williams, 40, of Jackson, was...
Deputies seize over 300 lbs. of Marijuana
by Alex Paton
Over 300 pounds of marijuana has been seized by Rankin County Deputies. On Monday afternoon, a Rankin County Sheriff’s Criminal Interdiction Deputy seized ver 300 pounds...
U.S. Senators pass opioid legislation
by Alex Paton
Mississippi’s U.S. Senators voted to pass legislation that would significantly ramp up the federal efforts to stop the trafficking of fentanyl and other various opioids...
Opioid manufacturing to reduce in 2019
by Alex Paton
The number of opioids manufactured in the United States could be reduced by an average of 10% in the coming year. The U.S. Department of...
Featured Man convicted for drugs, evidence of dog fighting found
42 year-old Ance Payton of Jackson pled guilty yesterday to possessing several illegal drugs with the intent to distribute them. In 2017, the Jackson Police...
MBN searching for drug suspect in Brookhaven case
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics Director John Dowdy is asking for the public’s help in locating a drug suspect who fled on foot while agents...