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. Bradley Hale, Samuel Meador and Monica Kesling are charged with drug trafficking. Bond is set at $100,000 each.
K-9 Deputy Robert Malone, accompanied by his Belgian Malinois, Spice, assisted the Drug Task Force in the arrests.
This operation marked K-9 Spice’s second illegal narcotics seizure, following her recent graduation from Basic Handlers School two months ago. 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.