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A Statewide Drug Enforcement Unit Fairbanks Area Narcotics Team (FANT) operation seized over $95,000 worth of illegal drugs from the streets of interior Alaska, this week. On January 25, 2021, Troopers, Officers, and Agents assigned to FANT executed a federal arrest warrant for 54-year-old Fairbanks resident Michael Meath at a residence on Shannon Drive in […]
FANT Operation Seizes Large Quantity of Drugs in Fairbanks Raid
A Statewide Drug Enforcement Unit Fairbanks Area Narcotics Team (FANT) operation seized over $95,000 worth of illegal drugs from the streets of interior Alaska, this week. On January 25, 2021, Troopers, Officers, and Agents assigned to FANT executed a federal arrest warrant for 54-year-old Fairbanks resident Michael Meath at a residence on Shannon Drive in Fairbanks.
During this operation and subsequent investigation, members of FANT seized:
311 Grams of Methamphetamine
333 Grams of Heroin
500+ “MEXI BLUES” Pills
$65,539.00 of US Currency
Additionally, during the operation, 57-year-old Jesus Avitia and 35-year-old Steven Phillips, both of Fairbanks, were arrested for their involvement and various parole and probation violations.