Arkansas gets donation of anti-malarial drug

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A pharmaceutical company has given Arkansas 100,000 tablets of an anti-malarial drug that President Donald Trump is heavily pitching as a treatment for the coronavirus. Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences on Wednesday announced... Read More.
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Traffic stop leads to drug and gun arrest

By Ray King A traffic stop by Pine Bluff Police on a vehicle that ran a stop light on Harding Avenue and 38th Avenue Monday resulted in the arrest of a man on drug and weapons related charges. Freddie Hughey, 66, was taken into custody after... Read More.
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Large Drug Bust in Johnson County

During the early morning hours of Sunday, November 17th, a deputy from the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office that was assigned to criminal interdiction was able to intercept a vehicle carrying illegal weapons and narcotics. The contact was made at the 45 meter marker of I-40... Read More.
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15 Drug Related Arrest In Chicot County

Seven indictments charging 15 individuals in the Eastern District of Arkansas, along with a federal complaint charging one defendant in the Western District of Arkansas, were unsealed on Tuesday. Law enforcement officers arrested 11 defendants early Tuesday morning, while four defendants were already in... Read More.

Car Search Leads To Drug Arrest In Lincoln County

On Friday, September 6th, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department Investigator Jonathan Fallis was at a Citgo gas station on North Lincoln Avenue when he was approached by a man who informed him that there was a man in a Nissan behind him at the gas... Read More.
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Arrest Made After Failed Jail Drug Smuggle

On May 28, 2019, at approximately 2:22 a.m. a black female, later identified as 33-year old Travisha Watson, was observed on the W.C. “Dub” Brassell Detention Center camera walking away from the loading dock area. Sergeant Fred Green and Investigator Joseph O’Neal of the Jefferson... Read More.

Arkansas Razorbacks Linebacker Arrested, Facing Gun and Drug Charges

A sophomore linebacker on the Arkansas Razorbacks football team was arrested in Fayetteville on Tuesday, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office.  He faces several drug and gun charges.  He has been suspended "indefinitely" from the team, according to the University of Arkansas. Demetrius "Dee"... Read More.
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Arkansas DEA Agent Arrested on Federal Bribery and Drug Charges

A Drug Enforcement Administration special agent has been arrested on federal bribery and drug conspiracy charges following allegations that he accepted payment from a drug dealer in exchange for information. U.S. Attorney Cody Hiland said Nathan Koen was arrested Tuesday on a federal complaint that... Read More.