Drug Trafficking

The driver of the vehicle fled on foot and was arrested after a brief foot pursuit.

On Monday, June 28, at approximately 7:21 p.m., a traffic stop was initiated on a vehicle in the 3400 block of W. Broadway Blvd. for a registration violation.

In custody are David and Audrey Bridges of 2904 Oak Ridge Circle

Dustin Honken, 52, was sentenced to death for killing government informants and children in his effort to thwart his drug trafficking prosecution in 1993

20 defendants, primarily from Kansas City, MO have been indicted for their roles in a drug-trafficking conspiracy.

A 41-year old man from Springfield, MO was recently sentenced in federal court for leading a drug-trafficking organization that distributed as much as 10 kilograms of heroin in Greene County, MO, over a 15-month period of time.

Fourteen southern Missouri residents were recently indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Greene County, MO, and elsewhere. Five of the defendants were also charged with illegally possessing firearms.

Two men were recently sentenced in federal court for their roles in a drug-trafficking conspiracy that led to the kidnapping and torture of a man from Independence, MO.

A 73-year old man from Kansas City, MO was recently sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute heroin.

A 61-year-old Kansas woman has been convicted of participating in a conspiracy to distribute drugs supplied by a drug cartel in Mexico.