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Dated 4/27/2009

Large Quantity of "Ice" Methamphetamine Seized

Approximately 1.6 pounds of
Approximately 1.6 pounds of "Ice" Methamphetamine

ON FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 1:52 P.M., SHERIFF DAVID LUCAS STOPPED A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION THAT WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON U.S. HIGHWAY 67 NEAR THE JACKSON / WHITE COUNTY LINE FOR A TRAFFIC VIOLATION. UPON A SUBSEQUENT SEARCH OF THE VEHICLE, IT WAS FOUND TO CONTAIN APPROXIMATELY 1.6 POUND OF "ICE" METHAMPHETAMINE. THE TRAFFIC STOP LED TO ALL FOUR OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE BEING INDICTED IN FEDERAL COURT ON DRUG RELATED CHARGES.

   
     


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