Meth suspects arrested in Monroe County
Two Lowndes County residents wanted on multiple drug charges were arrested in Monroe County this weekend.
Lowndes Co. drug bust nets $100K worth of crystal meth
The raid, which took place Friday, was the result of a five-month investigation conducted by the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department Narcotics Unit.
Major Oktibbeha Co. cocaine ring busted
A major cocaine ring based out of Oktibbeha County has been dismantled, according to the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics.
The investigation, called Operation Queen Bee, focused on a group of Starkville-based cocaine distributors who provided narcotics to the northern half of the state.
Narcotics unit seizes $40K in gambling raid
The Lowndes County Narcotics Unit discovered an underground illegal gambling ring Wednesday.
8 kilograms of heroin seized in Rankin Co.
PEARL — Rankin County authorities say they made a major heroin bust after a traffic stop on Interstate 20. WLBT-TV reports that eight kilograms of
Dog-fighting defendants plead not guilty
MONTGOMERY — A detective investigating a multi-state dog fighting case said each side usually bet $20,000 to $40,000 on a match and more than $100,000
Dog fighting crackdown nets 12 arrests in four states
An investigation into organized dog fighting and gambling in the Southeast resulted in 12 arrests and the seizure of 367 pits bulls in one of the nation’s largest crackdowns on the bloody exhibitions.
Child prostitution: Raids rescue 105 young people
WASHINGTON — Declaring child prostitution a “persistent threat” in America, the FBI said Monday that authorities had rescued 105 young people and arrested 150 alleged
Heroin, thousands in cash seized in Laurel bust
LAUREL — Laurel police chief Tyrone Stewart says three people have been arrested in a drug bust that also resulted in the confiscation of a
Dogfight investigation yields cash, weapons
ASHLAND — More than $100,000 and dozens of weapons have been recovered in the investigation after a March 30 raid on a dogfighting ring. Twenty
Investigation leads to dogfight raid
A raid on a barn in northern Mississippi over the weekend busted up what is thought to be one the biggest annual dogfights in the United States with organizers and participants from around the country, authorities said Monday.
2 arrested on drug charges near school
Two women were arrested Thursday afternoon and charged with drug-related offenses when their car was pulled over less than 100 yards from a school.
3 arrested in post office drug bust
Three Columbus residents were arrested in front of the United States Post Office Thursday afternoon and charged with possession of marijuana.
Six arrested on meth charges, second bust in two days
A Wednesday afternoon traffic stop resulted in the arrest of nine people, six on methamphetamine charges.
Agents with the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department Narcotics Unit pulled over a vehicle driven by Stephen Knight in front of Country Mart on Hwy. 82 in New Hope. A search of the vehicle produced a quarter-ounce of crystal meth and various drug paraphernalia.
Christmas shopping trip leads to drug arrest
A Sunday afternoon Christmas shopping expedition landed a Columbus man behind bars, as well as removing approximately four ounces of marijuana from the city’s streets.
Surprise: Drug bust leads to discovery of $1 million in heroin
Four months after making an arrest for what local law enforcement officials believed to be a large amount of cocaine, testing has shown to have also included a large amount of heroin, a drug not common to Columbus.