Monday, February 20, 2012

Kanawha County Men Arrested In Ohio

  • {Athens, Ohio}...Two Kanawha County men were arrested in Ohio Saturday for allegedly trying to smuggle prescription drugs across state lines. Anthony N. Strickland, 32, of Elkview and Michael A. Graham, 29, of Wills Creek, were pulled over by an Athens County, Ohio K9 unit just west of Athens. Deputies found 273 Hydrocodone and OxyContin pills in their car. Athens County Sheriff Patrick Kelly says Strickland and Graham admitted to taking tax refund money and other funds to Toledo, Ohio, where they bought the drugs to resell in West Virginia.