Featured Over 100 lbs. marijuana seized after traffic stop
Mississippi state troopers arrested a California man for carrying over 100 pounds of marijuana last week during a traffic stop on Interstate 22 in Itawamba...
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Featured MBN Director: MS took in over $1 billion in drugs in 2017
by Alex Paton
Last year, the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics says that over 17,000 drug related arrests were made and that well over a billion dollars worth of...
$65K of cocaine and meth seized in Jeff Davis and Covington Counties
by Alex Paton
Two arrests were made in Jeff Davis and Covington Counties on drug-related offenses. The Jeff Davis and Covington County sheriff’s offices, the FBI and the...
DEA hosts take-back day for prescription drugs
by Alex Paton
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has declared October 28th as National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day to address what it calls a crucial public safety and public health...
MBN fighting opioid epidemic as more Mississippians overdose
by Alex Paton
The Opioid Epidemic is tearing across the U.S. and Mississippi is fighting the opioid crisis in any way that they can. John Dowdy, Director of...
MBN busts drug lab in Hattiesburg
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics arrested two men and seized roughly $200,000 worth of steroids. MBN agents raided a residential drug lab Wednesday in Hattiesburg...
MBN busts 2 men, confiscates $30,000 of ecstasy
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics arrested two men at the Greyhound bus station in Brookhaven, Mississippi, Monday in connection with the seizure of $30,000 worth...
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...
President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction aligning with Mississippi efforts
by Jared Bounds
A study, recently published by the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, has revealed an estiated 146 Americans die every day...
Connecting the dots: foreign drugs coming to Mississippi through the mail
by Jared Bounds
A multi-agency investigation led to the arrest of an east central Mississippi woman last week for illegal drug importation. The Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics agents...