Suspects in December Drug Bust Indicted

Court records now show Grand Jury Indictments have been delivered for all three suspects in a drug bust in early December, resulting in the arrest of three West Plains residents.

The Howell County Sheriff’s Office tells Ozark Radio News that they assisted the South Central Drug Task Force in apprehending three individuals involved in drug trafficking on December 10. Bradley Hale, Samuel Meador and Monica Kesling are charged with drug trafficking. Bond is set at $100,000 each.

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K-9 Deputy Robert Malone, accompanied by his Belgian Malinois, Spice, assisted the Drug Task Force in the arrests.

On December 10th, Spice successfully detected  an estimated weight of 14.44 grams of suspected methamphetamine, 300 fentanyl capsules, and other various other items associated with drug use.

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