As Mississippi continues to fight against a global epidemic with opiates, prescription pain killers, and heroin abuse, authorities on the Coast are helping crack an international drug trafficking case that all began with a regular traffic stop in Ocean Springs.…
Officials with the U.S. Attorney’s Office held a news conference in Gulfport this morning to release new information about an international drug trafficking investigation. The first case started with a traffic stop here in Mississippi in 2013. That stop led…
Today, the Department of Justice held a press conference in Washington, D.C. regarding federal authorities announcing charges Tuesday against two Chinese nationals. Forty-year-old Xiao-Bing Yan and 38-year-old Jian Zhang were charged in the federal districts of Mississippi and North Dakota…
Biloxi Fire responded to a medical emergency call near Mary Mahoney's around 3:50 about "a man being down". When officials arrived on the scene, they found out three males overdosed on a bad batch of spice. Biloxi Fire, Biloxi PD…
Citizen complains result in the seizure of 16 plastic bags of marijuana infused cereal treats in Jackson County. Last night, the South Mississippi Metro Enforcement Team witnessed a drug deal at the Lake Mars Boat Ramp in Gulf Park Estates.…
Two Harrison County men are facing federal methamphetamine trafficking charges after an investigation into drug trafficking in South Mississippi discovered the drugs were coming from California. According to the FBI, 55-year-old Steven Salmon and 41-year-old Hector Serrano Cruz, both of…
Opioid addiction is growing in communities across the state. In the last three years, 481 opioid related deaths have been reported to the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics. A town hall meeting was held earlier in Diamondhead to address the impact…
Drug overdose deaths have reached a record high in Mississippi. There were at least 211 overdose deaths in 2016, the most in state history. The Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics director says he believes that number is even higher. Mississippi’s Health…
Two Texas women driving through South Mississippi are now behind bars charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine. 37 year old Yohanna Ruiz Guerra and Evelyn Juarez, both from Texas, were seen driving carelessly on i-10 in Jackson County…
A man is behind bars after being arrested during a narcotics investigation at the motel six in Biloxi last night. Police say Delvin Martin was found to be in possession of a firearm that had previously been reported stolen in…
Biloxi police have three people in custody facing charges of possession of a controlled substance with the intent to distribute. According to investigators, 31-year-old David Powell of Gulfport, 27-year-old Brittany Thorton of Gulfport and 33-year-old Sandra Ramirez were arrested after…
Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson says this couple is facing felony drug charges for possession and intent to distribute meth and failing to yield during a traffic stop. According to Sheriff Peterson, when agents attempted to stop a blue Nissan…
Harrison County deputies now have a 43-year-old woman in custody for one count of felony possession of marijuana, but more charges could follow. Earlier this week, Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson asked for the public’s help locating Tracey Dubose and…
But...is this case is an example of a much bigger problem in the county. Hancock county narcotics agents say since Tuesday of this week, at least four individuals have been taken to the Hancock Medical Center in need of emergency…
Thanks to the hard work of the Hancock County Narcotics Division and the Waveland Police Department, a suspected drug dealer is off the streets and behind bars. Jeremy Simpkins of Waveland was arrested yesterday morning at his home on Morris…
A Texas man is behind bars in Jackson County after a traffic stop on I-10 discovered nearly eight pounds on cocaine in his truck. Luis Maldonado was arrested Tuesday morning at the 70 mile marker on I-10 after a Jackson…
A part time City of Pascagoula employee has been arrested for selling drugs while working. Thirty-nine year-old Wesley Hall was taken into custody after he was caught selling a form of methamphetamine while at work and in a city truck.…
One George County man is behind bars for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. 35 year old Jerry Street was arrested on Roy Street in George County yesterday. When law enforcement authorities arrested him, they found about…
Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove tells News 25 eight year old "Jayden Tyson" died after two cars collided at the intersection of US 49 and Orange Grove Road Saturday night. Authorities say the driver was Tyson's mother, 27 year old…
A Pass Christian man is behind bars on felony drug and gun charges. Rhett Raphael Peters was arrested on charges of conspiracy to possess and distribute meth. Peters was also in possession of a firearm as a felon. A search…
Opiate and heroin abuse is a deadly, growing epidemic in this country. It comes just as the federal government is launching a new initiative to curb the opioid crisis that claims tens of thousands of American lives every year. News…
Jones County Deputies were dispatched to the 200th block of Will Hayes Road. The owner of a dog brought to the home a large bag with a substance that was believed to be marijuana. The owner thought it was a…
News 25 has learned that a group of students at Pascagoula High School have been arrested on drug charges. Police Chief Kenny Johnson confirmed marijuana was found in several vehicles on Tuesday. The campus officer had called police and asked…
A youth football coach is behind bars after methamphetamine was found in his vehicle while he had children from his team in the car.