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The drugs included multiple kilos of methamphetamine and cocaine and 25 pounds of marijuana, Clark said. Multiple firearms were also seized.
Deputies from Clinton, Highland, Ross and Fayette counties all assisted in the investigation, Clark said.
Four people have been charged in connection with the raid that happened at 15 and 18 Larkspur Drive in the Brookside Village mobile home park. All four suspects appeared in Clark County Municipal Court on Wednesday morning.
William Ferrell, 50, requested a continuance for his case. He’s charged with four counts of trafficking in drugs, four counts of possession of drugs and having weapons under disability. His bond was set at $1 million.
Kaira Kintz, 33, pleaded not guilty to four counts of trafficking drugs, four counts of possession of drugs and having weapons under disability. Her bond was also set at $1 million.
Jessica Duncan, 23, pleaded not guilty to possession of drugs. Chelsea Lane, 32, pleaded not guilty to possession of drugs. Duncan and Lane’s bonds were set at $100,000.
A traffic stop led to the raid, according to court documents. A man was stopped in Clinton County earlier this month, court records show, with methamphetamine. The man agreed to help law enforcement locate his supplier, Kaira Kintz, according to court documents.
The source helped lead to an undercover buy from Kintz, records say. The drugs purchased tested positive for methamphetamine.
The Clark County Prosecutor’s Office asked for high bonds for Kintz and Ferrell because of the severity of their charges, Assistant Prosecutor Ryan Saunders said.
“It is believed that these individuals would be a flight risk if they were to bond out,” Saunders said. “And, so to protect the community, it’s best that these individuals remain in the Clark County Jail.”
The case will be presented to a Clark County grand jury within the next two weeks, he said.
“Certainly this was a dent in a major drug operation,” he said.
Neighbors in the Brookside Village Mobile Home Park said they didn’t notice any suspicious activity in the neighborhood.
“It came out of the blue,” Heather Frye said. “There’s a significant amount of family that lives out here, and it’s just shocking that something in that criminal perspective would go on.”
She said she’ll start to keep a closer eye on her kids after hearing of the drug bust.
The investigation is ongoing, Clark said, and deputies from the task forces involved in the raid will continue to work on it.
“Not one agency would have been able to do this by themselves,” Clark said. “This happened because all these agencies worked together and shared their information.”
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By the numbers:
$400,000 — value of drugs seized during a drug bust in Clark County
$300,000 — approximate amount of cash seized during the bust
$1 million — bond for two suspects charged in connection with the bust
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