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    TAPD Makes Large Drug Bust at Texarkana Motel

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    By Jeff Easterling on June 15, 2023 City News, Crime, Crime Stoppers

    The Texarkana Arkansas Police Department reports that a joint operation with TAPD, Miller County Sheriff’s Office, and the Bi-State Narcotics Task Force executed a search warrant at the Super 8 Motel that resulted in a number of drug and firearm charges.

    Media Release:

    On Wednesday, June 14, 2023, Investigators with the Bi-State Narcotics Task Force, Texarkana, Arkansas Police Department and Miller County Sheriff’s Office conducted a narcotics search warrant at Super 8 Motel, located at 325 E. 51st Street in Texarkana, Arkansas. The search warrant was a result of an investigation involving the distribution of illicit narcotics.
    During the search warrant, investigators located 3,391 grams (approximately 7.3 pounds) of suspected methamphetamine, 76.6 grams of suspected cocaine, 71.2 grams of suspected Fentanyl, 8.3 grams of Alprazolam/Clonazepam, 1 LSD tab, and two firearms (one stolen).

    Valari Owen was arrested and transported to the Miller County Jail where she was booked in for Simultaneous Poss. of Drugs and Firearms,

    Theft by Receiving Firearm, Trafficking Controlled Substance Schedule II Methamphetamine over 200 grams, Trafficking Controlled Substance Schedule I Fentanyl over 1 gram, Possession of Controlled Substance Schedule II with Intent to Deliver Cocaine over 10 grams under 200 grams, Possession of Controlled Substance Schedule IV with Intent to Deliver under 28 grams, Possession of Controlled Substance Schedule IV with Intent to Deliver under 28 grams, Possession of Controlled Substance Schedule I with Intent to Deliver under 2 grams, and Maintaining a Drug Premises.

    Total street value is estimated $370,000 per DEA standards. Additional arrests are anticipated in this investigation.

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