Thursday, April 25, 2013

17 Indicted on Drug Charges; Mingo Drug Roundup Underway

MINGO COUNTY, W.Va. -- Deputies are out trying to round up 17 people that have been indicted on drug charges.

This morning’s drug roundup is the second of its kind in recent months -- a promise officials made after Sheriff Crum was murdered.

The Mingo County Sheriff's Department hit the road early this morning tracking down 17 people that were recently indicted by a Mingo County Grand Jury.

By Noon, five people of the 17 had already been arrested.

Deputies say that Lawrence Wilkerson Sr., Chad Alley, Jimmy Diaond, Donald West and Bruce Bevins are in custody and will be arraigned on the charges against them.

Sheriff Crum played a role in making sure that these 17 people were indicted on drug charges.