Monday, May 21, 2012

Three Arrested On Drug Charges

{Flatwoods, Kentucky}...Agents with the Fiveco Area Drug Enforcement Task Force and local officers in Kentucky arrested 31 year old Artis Jenkins and Keyte Duncan, both of Detroit, and Stacie Parsons, 23, of Flatwoods, on drug charges Saturday. The arrests were the result of an investigation focused on a prescription pain pill pipeline from Detroit to the Tri-State Area. Jenkins was charged with trafficking in a controlled substance, first offense, three counts of trafficking in a legend drug and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was arrested on similar charges earlier this month in Boyd County. Duncan was charged with trafficking in a controlled substance, first offense, three counts of trafficking in a legend drug and possession of drug paraphernalia, and Parsons was charged with trafficking in a controlled substance. Detectives recovered prescription pills, cash and drug paraphernalia from a Flatwoods apartment as part of the investigation.