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Suspected meth, cocaine, heroin discovered during traffic stop

A Tennessee man is facing a dozen charges in Whitley County after police discovered suspected methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin during a routine traffic stop Sunday evening. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login...
Posted On 23 Jun 2021

Heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana recovered during routine traffic stop

Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies recovered suspected heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana during a traffic stop early Sunday morning near Cumberland Falls highway. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to...
Posted On 02 Dec 2020

Neighbors’ request for extra patrols leads to arrests for trafficking LSD, marijuana

A request for extra patrols in an area off of Bacon Creek Road in Corbin resulted in Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies arresting two people on drug trafficking charges involving LSD and marijuana last Thursday morning. Christian R. Madison, 19, and Caleb Smiley, 20, both of...

Gray man found with meth, cocaine, pills, and stolen merchandise

A Gray man was arrested Wednesday at the Corbin Walmart after Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies found methamphetamine, cocaine, assorted drug paraphernalia, and almost $250 worth of stolen items on his person. Joseph Ray Middleton, 40, is facing charges of first-degree trafficking...

Deputies charge two with methamphetamine, cocaine possession

A Corbin man and a Woodbine man are behind bars in the Whitley County Detention Center after being arrested late Wednesday night on drug possession charges. About 10 p.m., Whitley County Sheriff’s Sgt. Jonas Saunders and Deputy Chad Foley responded to a suspicious person...
Posted On 26 Apr 2019

W’burg man charged with drug possession

A Williamsburg man was arrested on charges of public intoxication, buying/possessing drug paraphernalia, position of a controlled substance and illegal possession of a legend drug. Lawrence E. Brock, 58, was arrested at 11:30 p.m. on June 25 after, “a call in reference to a...

Jellico man arrested on cocaine, hypodermic needle charges

An anonymous tip led to the discovery of cocaine Monday evening at a southern Whitley County residence. About 6:52 p.m., Third-District Constable Dorman Patrick Jr. went to a residence at 1479 Black Oak Road to investigate an anonymous tip reporting suspected drug activity. When...
Posted On 04 Apr 2018

Tip from EMS crew leads Knox County deputy to drug bust

A traffic crash in Gray led to a London man facing drug trafficking and possession charges when the ambulance crew taking him to the hospital told deputies they found drug paraphernalia on his person. According to Knox County Sheriff Mike Smith, Deputy Keith Liford arrested...

Deputy seizes cocaine, meth during recent traffic stops

Over the course of two days, a Whitley County Sheriff’s deputy seized cocaine and meth in connection with two separate traffic stops in southern Whitley County near the state line. About 5 p.m. on Oct. 3, Deputy Jonas Saunders was patrolling in southern Whitley County when...
Posted On 12 Oct 2016