July 20, 2022
Kentucky – $2 MILLION DRUG BUST: Officers found 43.7 pounds of meth, 4.7 pounds of cocaine, 19,000 dose units of pressed fentanyl, 30 grams of heroin, and three firearms at Cambridge Drive in Lexington.
The drug bust stems from an arrest that happened earlier Monday in Laurel County.
Three suspects, Justin Cooper, Christopher Brown, and Travis Jefferson, were arrested after an armed hostage situation at 49er Truck Stop off Exit 49.
For context, according to information from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the Addiction Center, methamphetamine has a street value of about $2,500 to $3,500 per pound.
As a collected average of all states, the most common street price for a gram of cocaine is around $120.
The street price of heroin is anywhere from $5 to $500 per gram.
Jefferson and Cooper were arraigned Wednesday morning on the charge of a convicted felon in possession of a handgun.
They both entered a not guilty plea and the judge set a preliminary hearing date on July 26 for both of them. We’re told more charges are expected soon.
Brown will be arraigned on Friday.
He is charged with fleeing or evading police, reckless driving, possession of a controlled substance, drug paraphernalia, tampering with evidence, parole violation, and possession of a handgun by a felon.
Lemus-Fuentes and Alberto-Valles are being held in the Laurel County Detention Center.
