Mississippi National Guard part of largest marijuana bust in 40 years
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi National Guard played a vital role in what has been called the largest marijuana bust in recent memory by Mississippi...
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George County man arrested for possession of meth
by Alex Paton
A Lucedale man has been arrested for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute (methamphetamine). Agents of the Southeast Mississippi Narcotics Task Force...
30 pounds of cocaine seized on I-20
by Sarah Ulmer
On Friday, September 8, 2017 Rankin County Sheriff’s Deputy William Lindley conducted a traffic stop on a passenger car on Interstate 20 in Rankin County...
Forrest County cracks down on drugs
by Alex Paton
Over the weekend, Forrest County Deputies arrested 11 suspects for narcotics related offenses. The offenses included Possession of a controlled substance: Meth with Intent to...
Crystal Meth seizure leads to three arrests in Crystal Springs
by Sarah Ulmer
Three Crystal Springs men arrested in connection with the seizure of approximately $15,000 in crystal methamphetamine about two weeks ago face the possibility of additional...
DPS and MBN announce more arrests among health care professionals
by Sarah Ulmer
The Department of Public Safety Commissioner Marshall Fisher and Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics Director John Dowdy joined together today at the MBN headquarters to announce...
Task Force presents plan to combat the opioid epidemic
by Sarah Ulmer
On Wednesday members of the Governor’s Task Force to combat the Opioid and Heroin epidemic across Mississippi met in Jackson to discuss the Strategic Plan...
UPDATE: Career criminal will serve 30 years for marijuana enterprise
by Jared Bounds
UPDATE July 31, 2017 Hinds County Circuit Court Judge Jeff Weill, Sr. sentenced 40-year-old Christopher Butler Friday to 30 years in prison without parole and...
Terrifying new drug trend in NE Mississippi involves shooting up wasp spray
by Jared Bounds
If you thought smoking bath salts was as bad as it could get, you haven’t heard of “hotshots.” Monroe County Sheriff Cecil Cantrell described the...
Contraband found at Chickasaw County Regional
A small amount of contraband was recovered from the Chickasaw County Regional Correctional Facility in Houston Tuesday. The Mississippi Department of Corrections said this was...