Four Arrested on Drug Charges in Monroe County

Authorities seized bout 30 pounds of marijuana and drug paraphernalia after executing a search warrant in Monroe County on April 4.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says that four people were arrested at a residence in Madison and were taken to the Monroe County Jail.

Two Madison residents, 42-year-old Matthew B. Taylor and 24-year-old Jason W. Derboven, were arrested along with two residents from the state of California, 27-year-old Loren M. Thompson and 34-year-old Christopher D. Owens.

All four were arrested for delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia.