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Four arrested on drug and weapon offenses
Staff report
Bria Gilliland, Chad Haynes, Stanley Abdul Lamar Howard Jr., and d Terrence West were arrested Tuesday, July 20, 2021
PORTSMOUTH Portsmouth Police Chief Debby Brewer and Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman announced that three Portsmouth, Ohio residents have been arrested on drug and weapon offenses.
The arrests are results of an investigation conducted by the Southern Ohio Drug Task Force. The task force consists of narcotics detectives from the Portsmouth Police Department, the Scioto County Sheriff’s Office, and agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
At approximately 11:38 a.m. on July 20, 2021, task force officers assisted by Portsmouth Police Department S.W.A.T. executed a search warrant at the residence of 41-year-old Stanley Abdul Lamar Howard Jr., located at 2206 8th St. Portsmouth, Ohio.
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The Greenup County Sheriffâs Office has announced a few recent collars over the last few weeks, while the Scioto County Sheriffâs Office has announced a haul of more than $40,000 worth of drugs off the street.
Buck Shot Bust
On April 21 in Greenup, deputies picked up Amber McCleese, 38, of Argillite, on two bench warrants and two narcotics warrants in the Buck Shot Hill area of Greenup County, according to a news release.
At the time of her arrest, authorities confiscated several grams of heroin and meth, the release states.
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