Thursday, February 21, 2013
Two defendants also admitted trading pseudoephedrine to meth dealer, police said.
Three people face heroin dealing charges after St. Charles County Drug Task Force detectives searched a home in the 100 block of Westgate Drive Feb. 7 in St. Peters. Three people were charged with distributing a controlled substance after detectives found heroin and drug-related items in the home: Kearbey and Stever were charged Feb. 8. Salyers was charged Feb. 11. Drug Task Force members said they executed a search warrant on the home and found capsules containing heroin, cut straws, a grinder with heroin residue, empty capsules with heroin residue and baggies. According to the task force report, Kearbey and Stevers admitted they are heroin addicts and share the items with Salyers. Kearbey and Stevers also said each of the three …
Saturday, January 12, 2013
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Thursday, January 10, 2013
A St. Charles County Drug Task Force investigation found a stash of drugs in the woman's floor vent several months after she sold meth to an undercover officer.
A O’Fallon woman was indicted by a St. Charles County grand jury Friday on eight drug charges. The woman, Lisa Ann Ray, 44, was indicted on two counts of distributing a controlled substance, five counts of possessing a controlled substance and possessing drug-related items. St. Charles County Drug Task Force detectives said Ray sold methamphetamine to an undercover officer June 7 at 281 Mid Rivers Mall Drive in St. Peters. Detectives searched her home in the first block of Green Tree Lane in O’Fallon Sept. 11 and said they found several items hidden in a bag inside a floor vent. Among the items found in the bag were: Ray posted 10 percent of a $15,000 bond and was released from jail Nov. 28. For more crime information on O'Fallon Patch, …
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
St. Charles County Drug Task Force members said they found used meth smoking devices and handguns in the man's house Nov. 20.
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
A man faces drug and handgun charges after the St. Charles County Drug Task Force searched his St. Charles County home near O’Fallon, police said. Brian Whaley, 36, of the first block of Laura Drive in St. Charles County near O’Fallon, was charged with possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of handguns. A Drug Task Force detective said Whaley had been under investigation by the drug task force, which executed a search warrant on his home Nov. 20. Acccording to court documents, the search discovered eight foil devices used to smoke methamphetamine and eight handguns. Whaley told detectives that he’s an enforcer with the Statesmen motorcycle group, according to a police report. Detectives characterized the group as a "…
Saturday, November 3, 2012
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Thursday, November 1, 2012
Zephrex-D, a new decongestant that drug agents say cannot be converted into methamphetamine, is set to hit St. Louis pharmacies this month. A prescription will not be required to purchase the drug in some areas.
Zephrex-D, a new decongestant that its manufacturer and St. Louis area drug agents say cannot be converted into methamphetamine, is set to hit St. Louis pharmacies this month. As previously reported by Patch, Zephrex D is expected to be available in St. Louis area pharmacies in November. Since its maker and drug agents say it cannot be converted into meth, it will also be sold without a prescription in some counties that have recently passed ordinances requiring a prescription to purchasepseudoephedrine products like Claritin-D and Allegra-D. Zephrex-D is manufactured by Maryland Heights based Highland Pharmaceuticals. Westport Pharmaceuticals is a subsidiary of Highland. Paul Hemings, with Westport Pharmaceuticals, isn't giving specifics …
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
The new decongestant Zephrex-D should be in St. Louis pharmacies this year. It's gaining support from drug task force agents because it can't be converted into meth. Here's how it works.
A new decongestant set to hit St. Louis area pharmacies in November is gaining support from drug agents in the fight against methamphetamine. (Read Previous Story: Zephrex-D: Meth-Busting Decongestant in St. Louis Pharmacies This Year) As previously reportedly by Patch, authorities say meth makers purchase popular allergy medications and extract the pseudoephedrine from them. "You can take a pseudoephedrine pill and the first thing you do is try and extract as much pure pseudoephedrine as possible and step two, you convert that pure pseudoephedrine into methamphetamine," Paul Hemings, with Highland Pharmaceuticals, tells Patch. In November, Highland Pharmaceuticials is unveiling a new decongestant, Zephrex-D, that Hemings said prevents …
Monday, September 24, 2012
Highland Pharmaceuticals plans to offer Zephrex-D in St. Louis pharmacies by November. The new decongestant reportedly cannot be converted into meth and might not require a prescription.
In an effort to fight methamphetamine, Missouri cities and counties, although not St. Louis County, are passing ordinances requiring prescriptions to purchase pseudoephedrine products like Claritin-D and Allegra-D. (Sign up here for the FREE Patch Newsletter, including Breaking News Alerts). Pseudoephedrine is the key meth making ingredient needed to make the drug. It is extracted from popular allergy medications and converted into meth. Now, a new decongestant set for sale in St. Louis area pharmacies in November is touted as meth-resistant and gaining support by area drug agents. Zephrex-D, manufactured by Maryland Heights based Highland Pharmaceuticals, is a new pseudoephedrine product that police and the drug's maker hope will stop …
Saturday, August 11, 2012
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Thursday, August 9, 2012
A St. Charles County deputy said he spotted empty pseudoephedrine packets in her car during a traffic stop.
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Thursday, August 9, 2012
An O’Fallon woman was charged Thursday with possessing pseudoephedrine with intent to make methamphetamine. A St. Charles County Sheriff's deputy stopped Nicole Barton, 32, of the 400 block of Eastbrook in O’Fallon, for a traffic violation Wednesday on Feise Road near Winterset Hollow Court. The deputy saw two pseudoephedrine blister packages in the car, according to a report. A check of Barton’s pseudoephedrine purchase history showed 34 purchases and two attempts that were blocked because she exceeded the legal limit. Bond was set at $35,000, cash only. For more crime information on O'Fallon Patch, see the following articles:
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2:59 pm on Friday, February 8, 2013
The original version of this story indicated the search warrant occurred on a different date in November. It was on Nov. 20. more ›