CEREDO A suspected heroin peddler in Ceredo is behind bars following a multi-jurisdiction drug investigation.
Authorities in Kentucky and West Virginia took 44-year-old Brian Walker into custody late Tuesday, after a weeks-long investigation into a source of a heroin/fentanyl batch that was ârecently plaguing Boyd County and surrounding areas,â according to a news release.
Sonja L. King, 40, of Ceredo, was also taken into custody for heroin possession. According to the news release, King is Walkerâs girlfriend.
Officers with the Tri-State Narcotics Team, the FADE Drug Task Force, the Violent Crimes and Drug Trask Force West, the Ceredo Police Department and the West Virginia State Police conducted the investigation, which culminated in a search warrant being executed in the 100 block of D Street, the release stated.
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Distribution quantities of Crystal Methamphetamine and Heroin were seized along with Marijuana, Ecstacy, Suboxone, Gabapentin, digital scales, packaging materials, 1911 pistol and nearly $11,000 cash after a pursuit in Wayne County Monday.
Courtesy of The Wayne County Sheriff Department
Mayor Paul Billups recently accepted a certificate on behalf of the Town of Ceredo from the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution The Flag of the United States of America Committee from Westmoreland Chapter DAR Regent Marilyn Oppenheimer for proper use, correct display and patriotic preservation of the flag of the United States of America.
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