US EditionTwo Arrested at Mississippi Airport for Trafficking Marijuana
SUNFLOWER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AUG 4 – Authorities seized nearly 250 pounds of marijuana, $295,495 in cash, firearms, and a small plane during a coordinated bust targeting trafficking in the Mississippi Delta region.
- On July 29, agents arrested William Claren and Mark Bailey at Ruleville-Drew Airport in Drew, Mississippi, seizing nearly 250 pounds of marijuana and almost $300,000 in cash.
- Last Tuesday, Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, Sunflower County Sheriff's Office, and Winona Police Department K-9 Unit executed a joint operation at Ruleville-Drew Airport, arresting two suspects for trafficking marijuana and conspiracy.
- Approximately 247 pounds of marijuana and $295,495 in cash were seized from a Piper/Comanche airplane and a Drew residence, and officials also confiscated a Taurus PT-22 pistol and Springfield Model 67VR shotgun.
- On Monday, authorities announced charges of trafficking marijuana and conspiracy against Bailey and Claren, with the investigation remaining active for more arrests and seizures.
- Mississippi Department of Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell said, `This operation highlights the strong collaboration between state and local law enforcement agencies in the fight against drug trafficking`, U.S. Attorney Clay Joyner added, `seamless cooperation between federal, state and local partners`.
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MS Bureau of Narcotics seizes drugs, firearms, airplane - The Oxford Eagle
Agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, with assistance from the Sunflower County Sheriff’s Office and the Winona Police Department K-9 Unit, arrested 63-year-old California resident William Claren and 66-year-old Mississippi resident Mark Bailey at the Ruleville-Drew Airport in Drew on July 29. Both individuals were charged with Trafficking Marijuana and Conspiracy following the seizure of a large quantity of marijuana. As part of the …
Two arrested at Mississippi airport for trafficking marijuana
SUNFLOWER COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Two men were arrested at a Mississippi airport for trafficking marijuana, authorities said. Agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics (MBN), with assistance from the Sunflower County Sheriff’s Office and the Winona Police Department K-9 Unit, arrested William Claren, 63, of California, and Mark Bailey, 66, of Mississippi, at the Ruleville-Drew Airport in Drew on July 29. 8-year-old killed in Jackson sh…
Major Drug Bust at Drew Airport: Two Arrested, $295K Seized, Plane Confiscated
DREW, Miss.–Two men have been arrested, nearly $300,k000 in cash taken, 247 lbs. of weed found and more arrests are expected in a drug bust in Sunflower County. According to the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics the bust happened last week at the Ruleville-Drew Airport in Drew. The agency had assistance from the Sunflower County Sheriff’s Dept. and the Winona Police Dept. K-9 unit. During the bust more than 247 lbs of marijuana was found, along wi…
Police bust airplane carrying $295,000 worth of drugs in the Delta
JACKSON, Miss. – The Winona Police Department helped bust a high-flying drug operation in the Delta. A plane, along with 247 pounds of marijuana and more than $295,000. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety said the Winona K9 Unit, Sunflower County deputies, and the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics arrested 63-year-old William Claren of California and 66-year-old Mark Bailey of Mississippi. Both were arrested at the Ruleville-Drew Airport i…
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