LOCLAXN.TXT = Local action

Local is Ritner, Wayne County, Kentucky, USA, unless otherwise specified. The 
bigger the action the farther away it can be and still be local.

This list was compiled by David P Beiter, CAVE Inc, Rt 72 Box 66-G, Delta, KY
42613.  606/376-3137.  byter@mcimail.com

This file was last updated on 09 Apr 94.

810000.  Marion County, KY.  Officials in state government became suspicious of
cash excesses in banks in Marion County, KY.  An investigation led to the
purchase of the Bank [of Lebanon?] (Marion County Seat) by a cabinet official
[The Kentucky State Secretary of Commerce?] Needless to say, no evidence of
marijuana cultivation or other illicit activities was uncovered.  Al Cross,
Louisville Courier-Journal reporter, personal communication.

820000?  Hart County, Kentucky, Bowling Green, KY.  "Thirteen arraigned in
marijuana case" in Bowling Green, KY after raids on Hart County KY marijuana
fields on 26 July.  Donnie Nunn, former Hart County KY Sheriff, Joe Dunagan,
and Tm Chaney, all of Horse Cave; Hulen Russell, Charles Richardson, Jr, and
Gary Coffee, all of Hardyville; James Stanon [Stanton?], of Munfordville; James
Benningfield of Magnolia; Freeman Swartz of Summerville; and Randall Skaggs,
Neal Lnu, James K.  Mattingly, and James N.  Mattingly, of Lebanon.  Also Nunn,
Stanton, and Russell were indicted on charges of attempting to bribe two state
police, Ron West and Robert Sheldon, and Hart County Sheriff Daymond Humphrey.
22,500 marijuana plants in five locations in Hart Co confiscated on 26 July and
8,000 on 29 July at another Hart Co site.  This was the biggest marijuana raid
in Kentucky history, valued at over $12 million.  Newspaper clipping, Hart Co?
Jane Paquin, neighbor to a growing location, personal communication.
Incidentally, Sheriff Nunn is the nephew of former Governor Louis B Nunn.

850912.  Knoxville, TN.  Andrew Thorton III, Lexington, Kentucky Police
Department Narcotics Officer, crash landed via parachute in suburban Knoxville
TN with 79 pounds of cocaine.  Several other duffle bags of cocaine were found
in the Chattahoochee National Forest, totalling approximately 400 pounds.
ref:multiple news reports.

860220.  Rumors abound that the FBI had caught Joe Conn, former Wayne County,
KY Sheriff; Ralph Miniard, Monticello, KY Chief of Police; and Don Richardson,
local businessman and gas station operator.  They are alleged to have been
caught loading marijuana into an airplane owned by Nick Cooley, local coal
tycoon.  This rumor sounded fresh, but there is also a rumor of letting Joe
Conn serve out his term as Sheriff, which would put it as last year.  Present
Sheriff Jim Hill would neither confirm nor deny, but eventually admitted that
he had heard the rumor.

860306.  In Whitley City, KY, in the biggest methamphetamine [speed] bust in
DEA history, Butch Spencer was arrested for the manufacture of illegal drugs.

860319.  Brenda Sexton at The Wayne County Outlook says that they tried three
times to check out the Joe Conn rumor at Federal Court in London; all were
negative.  She did not know source of rumors.  [It may have been the radio
station.] Jim Hill, present Wayne County Sheriff, seemed very agitated when I
questioned him, did not want to talk and ran out of office.  On 9 Aug 86 Donald
Jones says that Conn, Miniard, and Richardson were caught off-loading in
northern Kentucky.  Carl Jones says that were caught on-loading at Somerset
airport.

860324.  Marion Campbell, Kentucky State Police Commissioner, is arrested for
extorting a one million dollar bribe from a cocaine smuggler (also an FBI
agent).  This for landing rights at the Morgan Co KY airport.  Several other
officials are arrested for assorted corruption: Morgan County, Kentucky
Judge-Executive Gene Allen; Allen's son Steve; Morgan County, Kentucky Sheriff
Roger Benton; Coal Baron, Titus Frederick; State Senator, Lester Burns, Jr;
physician, Dr.  Bill Davis.  ref: Operation Leviticus, FBI.  They weren't even
looking for drug smuggling!  The FBI thought they were looking at coal money!!

860330?.  The Whitley County Kentucky Sheriff, one other KY Co & 3 TN Co
Sheriffs are arrested for drug trafficking.  Assorted newscasts.

860619.  Kentucky State Police Detective, 19 year veteran of The Force, Joseph
Greenwall (Greenwald), age 41, of Loretto, Marion Co KY is arrested for
extorting $5000 to protect marijuana growers.  This was the result of a two
month investigation.  Arraignment is set for 27 June.  Ref: WLEX, CNN News.

860704.  13,000 marijuana plants on 7 acres, and 46,000 marijuana plants on 30
acres, are found in corn fields in Marion County, KY, by DEA chopper.  Also 270
marijuana plants are found in Clinton County, averaging 4 feet tall, and valued
at $600 each!  Ref: Monticello morning news.  Kentucky State Police Columbia.
Presumably the Marion County busts were the growers protected by Joseph
Greenwald, Kentucky State Police, retired.  Assorted newscasts.

860716.  In a squabble amongst Leviticus arrestees, Williams (of Detroit?) sues
Lester Burns, Jr & Dr Davis alleging that he was bilked out of an annuity.

860804.  At Green Ford, Wayne Co, KY, 225 marijuana plants were found.  At
Griffin, 82 plants were found.  It looks like they grew in the shade.  The
Wayne County Outlook, 7 Aug 86, p14.

860806.  At Tuggle Hollow, Wayne Co, KY, 400 marijuana plants were found,
making a total of 760.  The Wayne County Outlook, 14 Aug 86, p1.

860812.  Near Mt Pisgah, Wayne Co, KY, a Tennessee State Police helicopter
found a field of 98 marijuana plants.  They look pretty good in the picture.
See 21 Aug 86.  There has been a total so far this year of 11 marijuana arrests
by the Wayne County Sheriff this growing season.  The State has set the value
at $800 per plant this year, down from $1200 last year.  The Wayne County
Outlook, 14 Aug 86, p1.

860819.  Near Bowling Green, Warren Co, KY, Thomas Neal Cox, 36 & Walter Hale,
76 both of Bowling Green, were arrested with 18 marijuana plants & two booby
traps.  The Courier Journal, 21 Aug 86, pB4

860820.  At Delta, Wayne Co, KY, 110 marijuana plants were found.  In Dry
Valley, 20 marijuana plants were found on the property of David Kramer.  Two
pounds of processed marijuana were found in the home of Charles Odquist.  At
the home of Paul Odquist, the sheriff found 8 oz of processed marijuana & 1
plant.  At the home of Joe Reheis, the sheriff found 1 pound, 8 ounces of
processed marijuana & 159 marijuana plants in nearby open field.  The Wayne
County Outlook, 28 Aug 86, p2.

860821?  Jackie Slagel was arrested when 106 marijuana plants were found at Mt
Pisgah.  Ref: ?

860821.  Huntington, WV.  Bobby Litteral, cocaine kingpin, & son Danny Litteral
of West Liberty, Morgan Co, KY pleaded guilty to cocaine trafficking by the
kilo.  He also pleaded guilty to marijuana trafficking (110 lbs).  Ref: The
Courier Journal, 21 Aug 86, p1

860828.  At Sumpter, Wayne Co, KY, 1316 marijuana plants were confiscated by
the sheriff.  They look pretty spindly in the picture.  Also 416 plants were
found in Parnell & Susie on 29 Aug.  Ref: The Wayne County Outlook, 4 Sep 86,
p2.

860904.  In Lincoln Co, KY on the Homer Days farm, at Preacherville, 4 mi E of
Stanford [otherwise given as SE section of county].  260,000 marijuana plants
were found in 15 to 20 acres of corn.  2 campsites were also found.  The haul
was valued at $250,000,000.  A another 50 to 100 thousand plants were found on
the same farm.  Plus a third field?  The final total was 384,000 plants.  Ref:
Assorted newscasts.  Note that by 920806, the haul had dwindled to only
347,000.  (KNN)

860910.  In Taylor Co, KY.  7 mi East of Campbellsville, 300,000 marijuana
plants were found in one patch plus a campsite.  Ref: KET/WLEX

860911.  In Wayne Co, KY, the weekly marijuana harvest is 579 plants in wooded
area of Chestnut Grove, found on 5 Sep.  Lindsey McGinnis, 30, of Powersburg
was arrested with a search warrant.  Two grass sacks full and a grocery bag
full of marijuana, plus three bread bags full of seed, plus 50 unstripped
plants were found on 5 Sep.  A total of 164 marijuana plants in two patches in
Susie & Greenbrier were found on 7 Sep.  105 marijuana plants four to five feet
tall were found in Dry Hollow on 9 Sep.  Ref: The Wayne County Outlook, 11 Sep
86, p2.

860918.  Wayne Co, KY.  On 15 Sep, at Gap Creek, Kathy Randolph was arrested
with a search warrant.  An unspecified quantity of marijuana was confiscated.
On 16 Sep, in the Gap Creek-Poplar Mountain area, 108 marijuana plants were
confiscated.  The Wayne County Outlook, p2.

860919.  Wayne Co, KY.  184 marijuana plants were found in the Dry Hollow-
Slickford area.  Monticello morning news, The Wayne County Outlook 25 Sep 86,
p2

860922.  In New Albany, IN, James Evans, 36, reputed marijuana & cocaine
wholesaler was returned from Mexico & California.  His property was bulldozed
trying to find drugs, to no avail.  KET, WLKY.

860925.  In Wayne County, KY, 17 persons have been arrested on marijuana
charges this growing season.  "'I'd venture to say that we have seized 25 to 30
patches and up towards 10000 plants', said Hill." How interesting that no exact
accounting is kept!  The biggest find was in Sumpter, with 1316 plants.  The
Wayne County Outlook, p1

860914.  Albany, KY.  The Clinton County Court Clerk Lloyd Stockton, & James
Stonecipher of Albany (landowner of site) are charged with marijuana
production.  The weed was grown in a tobacco patch in far eastern Cumberland
County.  634 marijuana plants (2 pickup loads) and 350 to 400 stumps were
found.  The field was guarded by two men in a pickup.  Two pickup trucks were
seized.  The Wayne County Outlook, 25 Sep 86, from Clinton County News.

860919?.  Near Albany, KY, 289 well cultivated marijuana plants were found when
a thief was apprehended by and shot a guard.  The Clinton County News/The Wayne
County Outlook p2

860928.  Kentucky is 4th in national marijuana production, with the 85 crop
valued at 850 megabux.  NORML, The National Organization for the Reform of
Marijuana Laws.  WBKY News

860928.  Wayne County crime magnate Joe Bill Prince was cut on the left arm at
Twyford Point Rd.  He was quickly found by his brother.  The Wayne County
Outlook p2.  Presumably a drug deal gone sour.

861000.  McCreary Co, KY.  No trial date yet set for Butch Spencer, whose
methamphetamine lab was busted about March 86.  Police are still searching for
Roy Blakeney of Florida.  Somerset news?

861021.  Near Elizabethtown & Grayson Co, KY, 3500 marijuana plants and 200
pounds of processed weed were found by police.  Two people from Loretto, Marion
Co were arrested, (one a Jones?).  Some of Joseph Greenwald's friends?  (This
may be the same as 4 acres in Hardin Co "worth" 7M$ found by "deer hunters",
grown by folks from Loretto.  32 News)

861025.  Near Parmleysville, Wayne Co, KY, 13 marijuana plants were found by
the sheriff. WKYM news. The Wayne County Outlook, 30 Oct 86, p2 

861030.  Near Mt Pisgah, Wayne Co, KY, 45 marijuana plants were confiscated
from a corn field by sheriff's deputies Davis, Koontz, & Monticello police
chief Miniard.  WKYM news, 31 Oct.

861030, Albany, KY.  Clinton County Court Clerk Lloyd Stockton, 39, and James
Stonecipher, 39, pleaded not guilty to charges of cultivating marijuana.  See
14 Sep 86.  The Wayne County Outlook, p18, from The Clinton County News.

861031, Lee County, KY, WBKY.  H. Bowling from Owsley County and two Ohio
motorcycle gang members were kidnapped & robbed by Stanley Terry & two others
during an abortive marijuana buy.  WBKY, 11:30PM

861107.  Near Versailles, Woodford County, KY, ten men, one from Louisville,
and nine from Marion County were arrested.  Others escaped.  This was on the
Jimmy Jack Lewis farm, a major marijuana processing facility.  It required 6
dumptrucks to remove the marijuana, approximately 4000 pounds.  Ref: KY News
Net, 12N; KET (Lexington) Marion County again.

861103.  Near Gap of the Ridge, Wayne Co, KY, 177 marijuana plants were
confiscated on Jim Morrow Ridge.  No arrests were made.  Ref: The Wayne County
Outlook, 6 Nov 86, p2.

861109.  In Kentucky 725 (1000?) plots of marijuana totalling 3 Tons, have been
found by police this year in the Daniel Boone National Forest.  11PM, WBKY

861113.  London, KY.  "Corruption probe: Half of cases resolved" by Assistant
US Attorney James E.  Arehart.  Gene Allen, 3-time Judge-Executive of Morgan
County Kentucky was convicted of conspiracy of murder.  Gerald Griggs, Kentucky
State Police, convicted in same murder for hire scheme.  Both were represented
by Kevin Charters of Lexington.  William Titus Frederick, coal operator and
businessman, of West Liberty, pleaded guilty to manufacturing marijuana.  Benny
Neely, London, pleaded guilty to transporting stolen heavy equipment across
state lines.  Norman B.  Williams III, of Detroit, pleaded guilty to
transporting a stolen car across state lines.  Dr.  Billy Davis, Urgent Care
Center of Burnsides, pleaded guilty of conspiracy to defraud two insurance
companies of $1.1 million for a phony traffic accident.  Lester H.  Burns, Jr,
Kentucky State Senator & prominent attorney pleaded guilty to insurance fraud
and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport stolen money ($1.9 million stolen
from the R.  J.  Acker robbery & murder) across state lines.  James H.  Noble,
Kentucky District Judge, convicted of obstruction of justice and yet to be
tried in the insurance fraud conspiracy.  Marion "Butch" Campbell, Kentucky
State Police Commissioner, to be tried on Jan 5, 1987, for extortion for
allegedly taking money for protecting drug- trafficking activities.  Roger
Benton, Morgan County Kentucky Sheriff, is accused of conspiracy of
drug-trafficking.  Some others not either cops or drugs.  The Lexington
Herald-Leader, Nov 13, 86, pA1, A16.

861113.  In Knoxville, TN, nine cops are arrested in the Charles Walker cocaine
trafficking ring.  Knoxville TV.

861117.  In Louisville KY, 54 warrants were issued by the DEA.  WBKY, 18 Nov
4AM Noble in the news again.  Guilty plea??

861119.  In New Brighton, Minnesota, David E Meyer (28), a witness for the
prosecution in the Butch Spencer methamphetamine manufacturing case, was shot
and killed.  The Butch Spencer trial was set for 15 Dec.  WSFC, 11:05 AM.

861119.  In Lexington, KY, ten men from Marion and Jefferson counties had a
hearing for the manufacture of over 1000 pounds of marijuana.  KET, Lexington.
See 861107.

861126.  The younger brother of David Dick, Kentucky State Police, was arrested
last month for cultivating 78 marijuana plants.  The police missed a quarter
acre plot.  James Dick, older brother, was recently arrested on drug charges.
Personal communication, Dallas Hammond.  Trooper Dick was finally apprehended
901104, see 901108.

861100.  Whitley City, KY.  William C. "Buddy" Wolk, 56, of Naples, FL, died
of a barbiturate overdose in an accidental spill at Herbert W. "Butch"
Spencer's drug lab.  Formerly it was believed that he had died of a heart
attack.  Rumors have it that he was dragged behind a pickup truck (Dallas
Hammond, personal communication) altho Alberta Spencer reportedly contacted the
coroner.  The DEA raid of 860306 was the largest in its history.  In
Minneapolis, MN, indictments in a major drug and bookmaking ring were opened in
August 86: William C. "Buddy" Wolk, unindicted co-conspirator; Mary Louise
Wolk, former wife; John Joseph Mussehl, St Paul, MN; Gary Evans Lundgren,
Naples, FL; Allan Richard Blake[ney], Naples, FL; Charles Lee Miller, Omaha,
NB; James Thomas Mussehl, St Paul, MN; Raymond Edward Gaier, FL & MN,
unindicted co-conspirator, deceased of drug overdose in 84.  The Wayne County
Outlook, 861126, p 18; from The Commonwealth Journal.

861216.  The Butch Spencer drug lab is said to have had $1 million in drugs
and $40 million in chemicals at the time of the bust.  KET

861200, London, KY.  Sherry Lorraine Hodge pleaded guilt to conspiracy to
transport stolen money across state lines in $1,900,000 (that's 1.9 megabux)
Acker robbery & murder.  Hodge says that she gave $300,000 to C. Gene Foust,
49, Detective Sergeant and Head Narcotics Officer and 21-year veteran of the
Oak Ridge Tennessee Police Department.  The Head Narcotics Officer was to
invest it "to make more money for me." Mrs Hodge's attorney is Robert Wilmott
of Lexington KY.  Formerly her attorney was Lester Burns, Jr, former Kentucky
State Senator, former Kentucky State Police, of Somerset KY, who pleaded guilty
to receiving stolen money and is now disbarred.  The Judge is Eugene Siler,
Jr.  Co-transporters of stolen money are Anna Louise Farley (mother of Donald
Terry Bartley), Sharon Joyce Wilson, & Barry Wilson, with whom she transported
$1,200,000 from Florida to Knoxville, TN after the arrest of her husband, Benny
Lee Hodge.  Donald Terry Bartley, Roger Dale Epperson, and Benny Lee Hodge are
to be tried May 1987 for robbery & murder of a Jackson County, KY couple, and
also face unspecified charges in other unspecified states.  The FBI searched
the home of C.  Gene Foust on 861202.  The Wayne County Outlook, 861224, p19.
From The Sentinel-Echo

861224.  In Louisville, KY, two Californians were arrested after selling 8
pounds of cocaine to undercover cops for $250,000 in 100's.  This was purported
to be worth $500,000 on the street.  That's $138/gm.  KET

861229.  London, KY.  The Government rested its case against Herbert "Butch"
Spencer, represented by Julius Echeles of Chicago and Warren Scoville of
London.  The Judge is Eugene Siler, Jr.  Jane Graham, Assistant US Attorney, is
prosecutor.  Spencer claimed that he had leased a walled off section of his
garage to Roy Creighton Blakeney and William Charles "Buddy" Wolk, but there
was no agreement to manufacture methamphetamine.  A small amount of
methamphetamine and a walkie-talkie tuned to a unit in the lab were found in
Spencer's house.  Unfortunately, they were found in an area not covered by the
search warrant.  Even more unfortunately, this was before The Supreme Court had
declared that a search warrant is unnecessary for police acting in "good
faith".  The Wayne County Outlook, 870108, p14; from The McCreary County
Record.

861230?.  London, KY.  Herbert "Butch" Spencer was found guilty after 57
minutes of deliberation.  Another federal drug trial for Spencer is scheduled
for 27 Jan as well as two civil proceedings.  On 861219 Spencer was
propositioned to intimidate a juror for $20,000 (5K$ down & 15K$ later) by
Billy Rollin Phillips (46), of Clay County.  Spencer met with Judge Siler,
prosecutor Jane Graham, and DEA agent James Malone.  Phillips was arrested 30
Dec.  The Wayne County Outlook, Jan 15, 1987, p18; from The Commonwealth-
Journal.

861231.  Lester Burns, Jr, was ordered to return $175,000 to Dr Roscoe Acker.
This was his attorney's fee for the defense of the murderers/robbers.

870105.  London, KY.  In the Butch Spencer trial, Government witnesses claim
that Spencer bought 50 pounds of cocaine in 1980 and hundreds of pounds of
marijuana from 80 to 83.  And then they waited for 3 years to bust him for
crank?!

870108.  London, KY.  Butch Spencer is convicted in methamphetamine production
case.  The methamphetamine confiscated was valued at 1 megabuck and there was
another 40 megabux worth of chemicals.  Spencer is to be sentenced on 9 Feb.
Max sentence = (15 years + 125 kilobux)*4.  The Judge is Eugene Siler, Jr.
Spencer's claim of leasing his garage for a plastics operation was not
believed.

870109.  In Louisville, KY, Walker, a Jamaican, was sentenced to 20 years for
wholesale importation of marijuana; 18 plane loads.  One lot which came into
Louisville was valued at 200 kilobux, and was transshipped to New York, where
it was valued at 1.2 megabux.  An associate was sentenced to 5 years.  KET,
WLKY.

870112.  In Lexington, KY, Captain Marion "Butch" Campbell, Kentucky State
Police Commissioner and Roger Benton, Morgan County Kentucky Sheriff, are on
trial.  In the testimony of Houston McNeal, who spent two years as an
undercover FBI agent, he said that he had made payments of $5000 a month to
Campbell, Benton, and Titus Frederick for landing rights at West Liberty
airport.  (It was unclear if this was each or total.) KET, WLEX

870113.  In Lexington, KY, Captain Marion "Butch" Campbell, Kentucky State
Police Commissioner is on trial.  Campbell is represented by William Johnson.
The trial apparently started 9 Jan 87.  In the testimony of Houston McNeal, for
two years an undercover FBI agent from Virginia, he said that he had made
installment payments to Roger Benton, Morgan County Sheriff, Gene Allen, Morgan
County Judge-Executive, and Marion Campbell, Kentucky State Police Commissioner
for assistance in drug trafficking.  Houston said that he met Campbell on a
dark backroad, where Campbell thanked him for the money.  A tape recording of
Campbell taking payoff from McNeal was played.  WBKY

870114.  At Lexington, KY, in the Marion Campbell trial, in the testimony of
Titus Frederick, coal baron and convicted cocaine trafficker, Frederick said
that in a meeting at his house in 1984, Gene Allen and Marion Campbell had
asked him for contacts in the marijuana and cocaine business.  Lester Burns,
Jr, had bankrolled the operation, and Marion Campbell was in charge of security
at the Morgan County airport.  Their business grossed about 3/4 of a million a
week in cocaine.  In the testimony of Houston McNeal, undercover Virginia FBI
investigator, Campbell was to have said that he was receiving payments from
undercover agents.  It is unclear whether Campbell thought that they were known
as agents or drug dealers.  WBKY, KET, WLKY(?)

870115.  At Lexington, KY, Marion Campbell is on trial.  In the testimony of
Steve Allen, son of Morgan County Judge-Executive, both convicted cocaine
traffickers: Allen Jr said that he saw $90,000 cocaine sale in November 85 at
Gene Allen's house.  Gene Allen was paid his share plus a share to pass along
to Marion Campbell.  In the testimony of Gene Allen, Morgan County Judge-
Executive and convicted cocaine trafficker: Allen said that he has known Marion
Campbell for 25 years and Roger Benton all his life.  He met several times in
late 1983 with Marion Campbell, Titus Frederick, and Lester Burns, Jr, to
import cocaine from Okalachee, FL.  Campbell was said to want the money for his
retirement fund.  In the testimony of Titus Frederick: he said Gene Allen and
Marion Campbell had pushed him to find a cocaine connection.  WEKU, KET, WLEX

870116.  At Lexington, KY, in the Marion Campbell trial, Gene Allen, convicted
cocaine distributor, and former Morgan County, KY Judge-Executive, testified
during cross examination.  Allen changed his story (in his trial September 86
he claimed that he and Campbell were running their own investigation of drug
corruption, without telling anyone else and keeping no records of what they had
discovered) because he got religion.  He passed money to Campbell once by
laying an envelope full of money on the dash of Campbell's truck, and once on
the seat, but never in Campbell's hand.  See 861010, 861022, 861212.  KET,
WLKY, 10:07PM

870123.  In Lexington, KY, in the Marion Campbell trial, Jack Evans, Kentucky
State Police, testified.  Evans said that he had talked with Campbell thrice
about trial, and got the idea (but was never told openly) that Campbell wanted
him to perjure.  WBKY

870126.  In Lexington, KY, in the Marion Campbell & Roger Benton trial, Louie
di Falais, US Attorney & apparently part of the investigation, testified.  di
Falais testified that in two years of investigation of Marion Campbell,
Campbell gave no indications of ever conducting his own investigation.  The
Chief of Police of West Liberty, Morgan County seat, said that he knew nothing
of the two years of drug traffic thru the West Liberty airport.  Roger Benton
has a previous conviction for bootlegging.  KET, WTVQ

870127, WBKY.  At Lexington, KY, in the Marion Campbell & Roger Benton trial,
Roger Benton, Sheriff of Morgan County, testified.  He said that he went along
with the drug trafficking in hopes to make some arrests and stop the drug
operations.

870204, WKYT, KET.  Roger Benton says that he will appeal on grounds that his
trial had nothing to do with Campbell.  He obviously thinks that Campbell will
be found guilty.  This was after one verdict was reached but not announced.

870205, WLAP, 2PM.  Roger Benton, Sheriff of Morgan County, KY, is found guilty
on all counts; 3 counts of extortion and 2 of drug conspiracy.  Benton faces a
maximum sentence of 80 years.

870206, WLAP.  Captain Marion "Butch" Campbell, Kentucky State Police
Commissioner, was acquitted on 4 counts of extortion and given a mistrial on
one count of conspiracy to traffic in marijuana and cocaine.

870206, KET.  In Comment on Kentucky, reasons are given for Marion Campbell's
acquittal.  1) Gene Allen, Morgan County Judge-Executive changed his story from
his trial where he was convicted of conspiracy to murder.  At that time he had
said under oath that Campbell was conducting his own investigation.  His new
story was that they were indeed trafficking in cocaine.  2) Allen said that on
four occasions that he gave payoff money to Campbell, but not directly.  Allen
was the only solid witness against Campbell on this, but is a self-confessed
perjurer.  3) In taped meeting with an FBI informant, Campbell thanked him for
"information".  The Prosecution sez that this was code word for protection
money; the defense sez that it was normal information.  The FBI never got
Campbell on tape accepting money.  The jury was leaning towards acquittal on
the drug trafficking conspiracy with at least two holdouts.  Judge Arehart
wants a retrial.

870200.  There are reports of a retrial of Marion Campbell on charges of
conspiracy to traffic marijuana and cocaine, but no date was given.

870310~, Various radio reports, Lexington, KY.  Kentucky State Police
Commissioner, Captain Marion "Butch" Campbell is scheduled for retrial on 11
May 87 for conspiracy to traffic in cocaine and marijuana.  Morgan County
Kentucky Sheriff Roger Benton was denied a retrial on conviction for extortion
and conspiracy to distribute cocaine.

870318, McCreary County Record, p1, Whitley City, KY.  Butch Spencer is tried
again on drug charges.  Garrett, a drug dealer turned DEA informant, says that
he bought one kilo of cocaine from Spencer for $45,000.

870322, WBKY, 11PM, Richmond?, KY.  Kentucky State Police crime lab director
Glen Morgan Baxter is fired for falsifying hundreds of tests, as well as his
own background.

870326, KET, Lexington, KY.  Morgan County, Kentucky, Sheriff Roger Benton is
sentenced to 10 years in prison and a fine of $10,000 on three counts of
extortion and two counts of conspiracy to traffic in illegal drugs.

870331, KET, Louisville, KY.  Jeffrey Miles of 2401 Coolridge Ave, Okalona age
24 or 25, was shot and killed by Louisville cop, John Rucker (Rutger) in a raid
on Miles' home.  Miles' crime was to be living in an apartment inhabited two
years ago by a suspected drug dealer.  (The correct address was available in
the phone directory.) The murderer was sentenced to paid leave and consultation
with the chaplain.

870402.  James H.  Noble, Kentucky District Judge, Breathitt County, previously
convicted of obstruction of justice for offering to lie in witness stand for
Lester Burns, Jr, in his mail fraud trial, is temporarily disbarred.  Judge
Noble was sentenced to 2 years on the obstruction of justice conviction.

870400.  There are unconfirmed rumors that Joe Conn, former Sheriff of Wayne
County, KY, is in prison for drug trafficking.  Dallas Hammond says that Joe
Conn was jailed about 5 months ago.  The FBI caught him near the Wayne/McCreary
line with an 18 wheeler full of marijuana headed for Pine Knot.  Harold Tucker
says that he was told by Roosevelt Jones that Joe Conn was in prison on drug
charges, but could not confirm details of arrest.  These are unconfirmed rumors
only.  See 860220.

870429, WHAS, Jeffersontown (Louisville), KY.  Policeman John Rutger is
indicted for second degree manslaughter and suspended from police department.
This was for "accidentally" shooting Jeffrey Miles for the crime of living in
an apartment inhabited two years ago by a suspected drug dealer.  See 870331.

870504, The Wayne County Outlook, May 7, 1987, p2.  Wayne Co, KY.  Kenneth
Roberts of Gap Creek was arrested after 233 marijuana plants were found near
his home.

870505, WSFC, Noon News.  ________ Heins, brother-in-law of Pulaski County
Sheriff Sam Catron, was appointed Chief of Police of Eubank.  Persistent rumors
have it that a brother-in-law of Sheriff Catron is marketing the drugs
confiscated by the Sheriff, but it is unknown if this is the same individual.

870515, WBKY.  Lester Burns, Jr., former Kentucky State Senator, former
Kentucky State Police, former attorney, is sentenced to 8 years in prison; 4
each for receiving stolen money from Epperson's Acker robbery/murder, and
conspiracy to defraud insurer.  Burns will be eligible for parole in 2 years.
See 860324, 860716, 861113, 861200, 861231, 870114.

870604, KET, Lincoln Co, KY.  Homer & Jerry Day are arrested for growing
$300,000,000 of marijuana in 1986.

870611, The Wayne County Outlook, 11 Jun 87, p12, Wayne Co, KY.  1) Bobby
Prince was arrested for cultivating 107 marijuana plants in Dry valley.  2)
Gary Dennis was arrested for cultivating 21 marijuana plants in Slat.  These
are busts 4 & 5 this year in Wayne Co.

870611, The Wayne County Outlook, 18 Jun 87, p2, Mt Pisgah, Wayne Co, KY.  223
pot plants were harvested by the sheriff, but no arrests were made.  In a
picture the plants look 5' tall & spindly.

870624, The Wayne County Outlook, July 2, 1987, p12.  In Duncan Valley, 638
marijuana plants were found.

870625.  In Wayne County, KY, 375 marijuana plants were found at Coopersville
Ridge Tuesday and 638 marijuana plants at Duncan Valley were harvested by the
sheriff.  Duncan Coffey arrested on marijuana cultivation charges in another
incident.  WKYM.  Or was it Scott Fairchild of Coffey Mountain?  The Wayne
County Outlook, Jun 25, 1987, p3.

870626, The Wayne County Outlook, July 2, 1987, p2, Wayne Co, KY.  Marijuana
grand jury indictments are: Kenneth Roberts, 117 marijuana plants; Bobby Prinz,
107 marijuana plants; Kenny Rains, 25 marijuana plants.

870630, WKYM.  Tommy Morris is arrested with 100 marijuana plants.

870702?, WKYM, Slat, Wayne Co, KY.  Earl Meyers is arrested with marijuana in
his garden.  There have been eight marijuana cultivation arrests in Wayne
County so far this year.

870707, Parnell, Wayne Co, KY.  Billy Brumley is arrested with 67 marijuana
plants.  WKYM.  That's Billy B. Brumley, 36 of Parnell, charged with
cultivating 24 plants on Friday, July 3, 1987.  A total of 67 plants were
recovered in the raid, but they decided to only make it a misdemeanor.  The
Wayne County Outlook, July 9, 1987, p12.  On 9 Dec 88, I (David P Beiter)
talked to Billy Brumley about neighboring land.  He volunteered that he had
been caught with (I thought he said 78) marijuana plants, but that the number
was reduced to 24, for which he paid a $137 fine.  Coincidentally, his sister
is married to Jim Hill, Wayne County Sheriff.

870715, WKYM.  Floyd Neeley is the fourteenth arrested this year in Wayne
County for marijuana cultivation.

870714, WKYM.  Joe Adams of Slat (Lynchford) is arrested with 148 marijuana
plants in his garden, Raymond Troxell of Elk Ridge is arrested with 70
marijuana plants, and 92 marijuana plants were found in Parnell with no
arrests.

870725, The Wayne County Outlook, Aug 6, 87 from the Clinton County News.
Cumberland Co, KY.  Lloyd Stockton, Clinton County Clerk, and James Stonecipher
hang the jury on marijuana cultivation charges.  Found on Sep 14, 1987 were 3
patches with 300 estimated plants already harvested, and 634 plants in a
tobacco field.

870727, The Wayne County Outlook July 30, p10.  405 marijuana plants were
confiscated in Meadow Creek, Wayne Co, KY.  No arrests were made.  WKYM.  This
was a single patch in wooded area.

870728, KET.  In Owsley County, KY, a Kentucky State Police helicopter found
nearly 1000 marijuana plants in one patch.

870729, Wayne Co, KY.  49 marijuana plants were confiscated near KY 761, Piney
Woods, Cumberland Point, by State police & sheriff.  Clifford Meadows (25) and
Tracey Meadows (28) were arrested.  WKYM.  3 plots were found.  The Wayne
County Outlook July 30 p10.

870730, KET.  Kentucky State Police got 110 marijuana plots in the past 3
weeks, mostly in Marion & Washington Counties, using a $600,000 helicopter.
1.3 million plants were found last year.

870801, WBKY.  Two people were given two years suspended sentence for marijuana
processing?  Bad reception.

870806, WSEK.  In Pulaski Co., KY, 4000 marijuana plants were found in assorted
locations by the Kentucky State Police chopper.

870814, WSFC.  Tony Blevins (23) of Parnell was arrested for marijuana
cultivation.

870817, WBKY, KET.  In "Operation Green/Gray Sweep 87" 90 Kentucky State Police
and National Guardsmen and 8 helicopters searched out marijuana fields.  The
take varies, according to who you listen to, but apparently Nelson, Trimble
(200 plants), Shelby (200 plants), Marion (1000 or 2000 plants), LaRue, Taylor
(150,000 plants) and Cumberland counties were raided.

870818, WKYM.  Operation Green/Gray Sweep #2 nets 922 plants in 10 plots in
Wayne County.  Also one greenhouse belonging to Forrest Southwood of Parnell.

870822.  Leland Flynn of Barrier was arrested for marijuana cultivation.  "Over
20 arrests in Wayne County this year for marijuana cultivation." WKYM.  Over
20?!  Perhaps they just have to estimate when they run out of fingers & toes.

870826, WSFC.  15 marijuana plants were found behind the Alpha Post Office, and
Mack Smith of Alpha was arrested.

870826, WAVE.  Kentucky State Police and National Guard get 1952 marijuana
plants in 33 plots in 9 counties, including Owsley.  The total so far this year
is 380,000.

870827, The Wayne County Outlook p8, Wayne Co.  Jackie Slagel of Coopersville
was found not guilty on 19 Aug of marijuana cultivation in Mt Pisgah.

870827, The Wayne County Outlook, p1.  In Wayne Co., KY, the number of
marijuana cultivation arrests this year is "over 20.".  Last year there were 81
arrests.  Pulaski Co has 6 arrests for marijuana cultivation.  An estimated
$7,000,000 of marijuana was grown in Wayne Co, @ $800 per plant.  "30 to 35
plots" have been found, the largest was 634 plants in Duncan Valley; last
year's biggest was 1,300 in Sumpter.  Last week State Police, with Sheriff Hill
as guide, got 922 plants in 10 plots, including a greenhouse operation in the
basement of a house in Frazer with over 400 plants.  Forrest Southwood of
Parnell was arrested with 281 plants.

870902, WFLW.  In Parnell, 300 marijuana plants were found in or on Russell
Woods.  The Wayne County Outlook, Sep 3, p10 says 300 marijuana plants were
found in the Russell Ridge area of Parnell on Aug 31.  In a photo they look
like they were growing in the woods.

870902, WSFC.  Green-Gray Sweep #2 has found 18,500+ marijuana plants in 166
plots and made 3 arrests, since when.  The total for the year is 392,626 plants
in 1687 plots with 151 arrests.  WBKY.  Since Monday the take has been 6000+
plants, including 535 plants in 11 plots in Pulaski Co; 950 plants in 7 plots
in Rockcastle Co; 788 plants in 5 plots in Laurel Co; and 3916 plants in 61
plots in Clay Co with 2 arrests.

870903, WFLW.  The toll is 42,162 plants in 118 plots and 6 arrests.  Or is it
18,508 plants, "worth" $14.8 megabux, in 12 counties?  4100 plants in 34 plots
were found in Leslie Co, 3900 plants in 61 plots were found in Clay Co.

870903, WSEK, Pulaski Co, KY.  18 plants in 2 plots and 7 plants in 1 plot were
found near East Highway 70.

870904, WSFC, Wayne Co.  173 marijuana plants were found at Slickford & Edwards
Mountain.  23 plants were found by state police on Frisby Road on Wednesday.

870907, WBKY, Leslie Co, KY.  4 or 5 men shot at raiding state police, then
escaped into the brush.

870912, 11:01 PM CT, WBKY.  A drug bust in Owensboro KY last June lead to the
conviction of a staff officer & 6 other officers of the Philadelphia PA Police
Department for drug manufacturing.

870913, 3:20PM CT, WBKY.  Cooms?  of Clay Co, KY, busted for marijuana
production 2 weeks ago, sez that police should be spending their time chasing
criminals, not pot patches.  Kentucky State Police Commissioner Elkins replies
that there is nothing under the law to make them do so.

870921, KET, Okalona, Jefferson Co, KY.  Frank Morgan Jr & Louis Henry, Jr are
arrested with great media coverage for cultivating 52 marijuana plants, worth
$42,000.  That's for the whole patch, not each.

870922, The Wayne County Outlook Oct 1, 87, p14, Wayne Co, KY.  305 marijuana
plants were found by police off the Sarah Rogers Road in Parnell.  No arrest.

870923~, KNN, Owensboro, Daviess Co, KY.  119 arrest warrants were issued for
assorted illegal drug activities; LSD, PCP, cocaine, marijuana.  This is the
result of information received from June 86 busts.

870925, The Wayne County Outlook 1 Oct 87, p 14, Wayne Co, KY.  Recent Grand
Jury indictments are: Forrest Southwood, 281 marijuana plants; Joe Ed Shelton,
33 marijuana plants; Tracey Meadows & Clifford Meadows, 49 marijuana plants.

870926, The Wayne County Outlook 1 Oct 87, p14, Wayne Co, KY.  40 marijuana
plants from Pueblo are confiscated by the sheriff.  Wayne Co holds the record
for the largest number of marijuana cultivation arrests for Kentucky.

871019, KET, 32, Louisville, KY.  Tringle, a Louisville Kentucky Narcotics
Officer wrecks his undercover cruiser at high speed while off duty.  A cooler
full of liquor was found in the vehicle and officer Tringle was found to have a
blood alcohol level of 2.5 [that's gotta be 0.25] (said to be too drunk to
stand up).

871109, WBKY.  40 tons of marijuana worth 40M$ are captured and 17 are
arrested.  The investigation started first of the year.

871111, Bowling Green, KY, KET, WAVE.  John Rucker was found not guilty in the
murder of Jeffrey Miles.

871114, KET, Lexington, KY.  Three Columbian nationals none of whom spoke
English [Rogue Momomera is first] are arrested in the McDonald's parking lot on
Winchester Road, in the biggest cocaine bust in Kentucky.  28.5 pounds of
cocaine were found in a tractor trailer from Miami, after a sale to an
undercover agent.  DEA has a new [5 months old] office in Lexington.  This
operation has been responsible for 43 pounds of coke since May.

871118.  17 are arrested from Loretto, Marion County, KY for growing 20M$ of
marijuana in southern Indiana.

871123.  Congressman Carroll Hubbard asks FBI to investigate the involvement of
Henry Vance (Lexington bigwig recently convicted of supplying the gun used to
kill the prosecutor in a drug case in Florida) in wholesale cocaine and
marijuana trade in western Kentucky.  Hubbard states that major drug smugglers
are using local airports, including Bowling Green, KY.  On 930416, Comment on
Kentucky, Bonnie Kelly (the shooter) is the wife of Mike Kelly, Lexington cop.

880112, WBKY.  NORML [The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana
Laws] sets the 1987 marijuana production in Kentucky at $1.1 billion, making it
fourth in the nation.  $0.85 billion in marijuana was produced in 1986.
Kentucky State Police claim 1.2 million plants in 1529 plots in 1987, number
one in the nation.  408,000 in 86.  [???  30 July 87, 1.3 million plants given
for the 86 take.  On 4 Sep 86, 384,000 plants were found in 3 plots on one farm
in Lincoln Co.  10 Sep 86, 300,000 plants were found in one plot in Taylor Co.
9 Nov 86, year take of 3 tons in 725 plots in Daniel Boone National Forest in
86]

880205~, KET, Cincinnati, OH.  Former Kentucky State Police Commissioner
Marion "Butch" Campbell is appealing in Federal Court plans for a retrial on
drug trafficking conspiracy charges.  Morgan County Kentucky Sheriff Benton,
convicted on conspiracy to murder a witness to drug trafficking is still not in
prison.

880210, Booneville, KY.  3300 marijuana plants were found by State Police
growing in rooms in a hardware store.  Reputedly this was worth $3/4 million,
or $227 each.  Neighbors noticed after hours traffic.

880316, Bowling Green, KY.  There is a big roundup of drug dealers, with 15
head & 82 indictments.

880321, WSEK, Somerset, KY.  A plane was searched at the Somerset airport and
was found to have been used for marijuana smuggling.  Thomas Allen Douglas of
Bristol VA was arrested.  Aeromag was the registered owner.

880322~, KET, Lexington, KY.  Karl Bartholomew, 34, of Mesa AZ was caught at
Bluegrass Airport with two suitcases containing 57 pounds of marijuana valued
at 26K$ [456$/lb].  A baggage handler at Covington smelled it.

880406, KET.  Abdul Kakar, 59, of Afghanistan was arrested in Lexington, KY as
part of recent heroin ring.

880513, WSFC.  Mitch McConnell, Senator from Louisville KY states that the 1987
marijuana confiscated from the Daniel Boone National Forest was 70,000 plants.

880604, WFLW.  107 marijuana plants were found by police in Dry Valley, Wayne
County KY and Bobby Prince arrested.  There have been four pot raids in Wayne
County so far this year.

880616.  110 marijuana plants are confiscated from the Parnell area in the
first pot raid of the season.  Wayne County Outlook, 16 Jun 88, p10.  If this
conflicts with the four pot raids as of 4 Jun, you must be hallucinating.

880628, WKYM.  146 marijuana plants were found by the sheriff at Ritner, Wayne
County, KY on 28 June 88.  Apparently near the Bidwell line on Zorie Jones,
above driveway, in thicket.

880629, WKYM.  21 marijuana plants were confiscated by the sheriff in Betsey,
Meadow Creek, Wayne County, KY on 29 Jun 88.

880630, WKYM.  152 marijuana plants were found by the sheriff at Frazer &
Conley Bottom, Wayne County, KY on 30 Jun 88.

880705.  700 marijuana plants in 5 plots were found in Leslie County, KY.  Or
was that 500 plants in 5 plots?

880711, WFLW, 12 noon.  123 marijuana plants were confiscated and Eugene
Russell was arrested in Parnell, Wayne County, KY.  100 plants were confiscated
in Meadow Creek.

880712, Wayne County Outlook, Jul 21, 88.  532 marijuana plants were harvested
on Tuesday, July 12, 1988 on J.  M.  Huber land near the Daniel Boone National
Forest in Mt Pisgah, Wayne County, KY.

880726, radio.  One million dollars in marijuana was confiscated in Clay
County, KY on or about 26 July 88.

880726, radio.  200 marijuana plants were confiscated in Franklin County, KY on
or about 26 July 88.

880729, radio.  105 marijuana plants were confiscated in Strawberry, Wayne
County, KY on 29 July 88.

880808, Wayne County Outlook, Aug 11, 1988, p2.  328 marijuana plants were
confiscated in the Daniel Boone National Forest near Mt Pisgah, Wayne County,
KY this past Monday.

880808, Wayne County Outlook, Aug 11, 1988, p2.  With picture.  Clyde Neal was
arrested after 121 marijuana plants were discovered on his property in Denney
Hollow, Powersburg, Wayne County, KY on or about 8 Aug 88.

880812, WFLW, Wayne Co, KY.  532 marijuana plants were confiscated in Mt
Pisgah, Wayne County, KY on 12 July 88.

880815.  8,000 marijuana plants were found by Green Gray Sweep, mostly in Floyd
County, KY on 15 Aug 88.  Some reports say only 7,600 plants, but "worth" $6
Million.  radio

880818, Wayne County Outlook, Aug 25, 1988.  1425 marijuana plants worth
$1,140,000 were found by helicopter in Dry Hollow, Wayne County, KY on
Thursday, 18 Aug 88.  State Police were looking for a specific crop.  They
started their air search in Clinton County, but the crop was on a mountaintop
in Wayne County.

880818.  109 people were arrested in Harlan County, KY on cocaine and marijuana
charges.  radio

880824, WSFC.  Green Gray Sweep #3 at the London Kentucky State Police Post has
gotten nearly 10,000 marijuana plants in 51 plots.  3,200 of these were in Bell
County, KY on Monday, 22 Aug 88.

880826, The Wayne County Outlook, Sep 8, 88, p4, from The Cumberland County
News.  Marijuana worth nearly $4 million was confiscated in 2 sweeps thru
Cumberland & Clinton Counties, KY and Clay County, TN.  1,563 plants in 22
plots in Clinton Co were confiscated on 29 Aug.  106 plants in 3 plots were
confiscated on Hayes Rd & Ronnie Gene Thurman, Rt 2, Albany was arrested.  On
30 Aug 176 plants were confiscated in one plot in Jackson Hollow near
Burkesville.  3,039 plants in 22 plots were confiscated on 26 Aug in the
Ashlock area near Cumberland & Clay County, TN.

880829, The Wayne County Outlook, SEP 8, 1988, p14.  With picture.  134
marijuana plants were confiscated in the Coopersville & Griffin area, Wayne
County, KY on 29 Aug 88.

880906, WFLW, Wayne Co, KY.  81 marijuana plants were confiscated in Bryant
Hollow, Cedar Sinking, Frazer, Wayne County, KY on 6 Sep 88.

880908, WFLW, Wayne Co, KY.  228 marijuana plants were confiscated in
Slickford, Wayne County, KY and Jason Hancock, age 36 was arrested.

880908, KY News Net.  So far 375,000 marijuana plants have been found by
Kentucky State Police.  At this time in 1987, 410,000 plants had been found,
including one field with 200,000 plants.

880913, WYMT, KET.  840 marijuana plants and 50 pounds of processed weed were
confiscated in Horn Branch, near the Knox Clay County line, KY and 4 arrests
were made on 13 Sep 88.

880919, WFLW, Wayne Co, KY.  104 marijuana plants were confiscated in
Powersburg, Mt Pisgah, and Murl, Wayne County, KY on or about 19 Sep 88.

880920, WSEK, noon news, Pulaski Co, KY.  114 marijuana plants, two tripwire
explosive boobytraps, and two sets of former boobytraps were found in the
Walnut Grove area of Pulaski County, KY.

881020, Wayne County Outlook, Oct 20, 1988.  David "Beaver" Taylor, age 30, was
arrested when police found six marijuana plants growing near his house.

881129, KET, Lexington, KY.  Marvin Washington, Lexington Fayette County
Kentucky police officer is arrested for armed robbery and possession of illegal
drugs.  Officer Washington accosted at gunpoint two restaurant employees
attempting to make a bank deposit.  He was found to possess cocaine.

881214, KET/WKYT.  Delmus "Bunt" Gross, Oldsmobile dealer of Irvine, KY,
William Patrick of Florence, KY, and Joseph and Kathy Moish of Norcross, GA,
are arrested on 39 counts of cocaine and marijuana trafficking and money
laundering.  Union Bank and Trust of Irvine, KY was used as the laundry, but
was not indicted.  Gross's lawyer is Charles Coy, of Richmond, KY.  This
follows a 2.5 [or 4, depending on which story you chose to believe] year
investigation by the FBI and IRS.

881219, 11:03AM, WSEK.  Brian Pleeman of Mesa AZ wrecked on the Cumberland
Parkway with 300 pounds of marijuana in his car.  He was arrested for drunken
driving as well as marijuana trafficking.

881221, 9:58AM, ABC News, WKYM.  6700 pounds of cocaine on two freighters was
seized at Miami FL.

890100, KET, Clay County, KY.  J.C. Lawson is arrested.  A vendetta is
specifically denied by the cops.  This is the fellow who had the nerve to
suggest that the police spend their time chasing murderers and thieves, rather
than pot patches.

890210, WSEK, Somerset, KY.  Reginald Pennington, age 66, and his son were
arraigned on charges of boobytrapping a marijuana field on Oct 19 1988.  Two
explosive traps and two former sets were found by police.

890210, Lexington, KY.  At Day's Inn, a shootout between 3 purported Columbian
hit men and over 20 FBI agents kills one hit man and wounds two others.  The
score on the FBI is unclear.  The FBI claims that an unspecified Lexington
resident refused to pay for 15 kilograms of cocaine priced at $300,000 and that
the three thugs were sent from Texas to kill him.  It is unstated how the FBI
got into the game.  KET.  That is $20/gm wholesale.  David Walker says that New
York street prices for cocaine are $50 per half gram and for marijuana are $150
to $200 per ounce.

890220.  On a Crime in Kentucky program, it was mentioned that 90% of prison
inmates in Kentucky are imprisoned for either drug or alcohol charges.  KET.

890225, WSEK 11:14AM, Lexington, KY.  Fayette County Kentucky Sheriff Lonas
Taulbee and five others are indicted on cocaine trafficking charges.

890308, WBKY, 11:05PM.  Darrell Gibson, 32, arrested by FBI for distribution of
cocaine was the target of a hit squad.

890331, WBKY, 8AM, KY News Net, Lexington, KY.  Fayette County Sheriff Lonas
Taulbee resigns effective 14 April.  He was convicted and sentenced to 5 years
for theft and malfeasance.  He is yet to be tried for conspiracy to distribute
cocaine.

890411, KY News Net, 11:30AM.  Lexington, KY.  Fayette County Sheriff Lonas
Taulbee, convicted for stealing $15,000 from the Sheriffs Department, will
resign and rerun for election.

890421, Wayne County Outlook, May 4, 1989, p2.  Dennis Doss of Homestead
Housing Project is arrested with 170 marijuana plants in pots in a bedroom.

890505, WBKY, 3:15PM.  Lexington, KY.  Fayette County, KY Sheriff Taulbee and 5
others including Arnold Freeman and Bobby Issacs have trial for conspiracy to
plant cocaine in the vehicle of chief deputy Joe Albauh, postponed.

890518, WKYM, 10AM.  On 18 May 89, 72 marijuana plants worth $56,000 were found
by the Sheriff and State Police on Town Creek behind Eastview Subdivision.

890613, WKYM, 7:30AM.  80 marijuana plants found on Spann Hill Saturday
afternoon, Wayne County, KY.

890615, WKYM, 7:30AM.  200 marijuana plants attributed to Scott Hurt.  125
marijuana plants found near Fall Creek Road, 14 June, Wayne County, KY.

890616, WHAS, 11:20AM.  The Feds are investigating "The Cornbread Mafia", who
have been credited with operations in 8 states, with 182 tons of marijuana
produced at 29 sites on 25 farms and involving 68 people.  The headquarters are
in Marion County, KY.

890616, KET, 18 News rebroadcast.  In an investigation started in 87, 182 tons
of marijuana were produced by "The Cornbread Mafia".  This is supposed to be 90
joints per head in Kentucky worth 364 million dollars.  The leaders are
Shewmaker, Boone, and James H Elder.  Also in Marion County, Paul Elder of the
prison staff moved 100 kilograms of marijuana.

890622, The McCreary County Record, 27 Jun 89, p1.  3 arrested in $2.28 million
marijuana bust.  That's $2000 each for 1,140 plants between 5 & 8 feet tall.
Well cultivated 2 acre plot about a mile out Flat Rock Road.  Arrested after a
stake-out of several days were Pearlie Lewis Ritchie, 48, (from Leslie County)
and her husband Barry Dean Ritchie, 33, (from Hazard) both now of Whitley City
and Howard Shannon Middleton, 46, of Bledsoe in Harlan County.

890709, WBKY, 11PM.  David White & $500,000 were arrested in Lexington KY for
marijuana distribution on a warrant from Southern Illinois.

890712, WFLW.  Last Friday 214 marijuana plants worth $160,000 were found and
attributed to David Wilson of 617 Virginia Avenue.  Also Geo Gippy?  of Zula
arrested for marijuana.  Unsure if same or different incidents.

890717, WFLW.  227 marijuana plants in 2 plots in Parnell and Slickford in
Wayne County raided.

890719, WBKY, 4PM.  Kentucky State Police gets $250,000 grant for marijuana
eradication from the Federal Bureau of Justice Assistance.  /WSFC reports
surveillance teams are targeting significant growers, and hope to catch eight
in the state.

890721, WBKY, Clinton County, Kentucky gets a new Federal judge to replace the
local judge in marijuana trials.  Said local judge, Eddie Lovelace, sues the
local radio station for telling the peons of this secret.

890724.  Supposed start of Bunt Gross trial for drug money laundering.

890727, WFLW.  1211 marijuana plants worth a million dollars found by sheriff
in Slagel Hollow, Wayne County, KY.

890727.  400 marijuana plants and processing facilities found in Henderson
County, KY.

890802, WKYM.  Michael Kidd found with several marijuana plants in Griffin,
Wayne County, KY.

890807, WKYM.  On Sunday, 6 Aug, 3986 marijuana plants in 14 plots on 800
acres, and worth 3.2 million dollars were raided 24 miles north of Liberty,
Casey County, KY.  / The DEA ranks Kentucky as the #3 marijuana producing state
in 1988.  KSP harvested 500,000 plants and made 177 arrests in 88.

890808, Pike County, Kentucky.  The Sheriff is charged with corruption by two
deputies, who were then fired.  Also 4000 marijuana plants were found in Henry
County, Kentucky.

890810, WSFC.  1276 marijuana plants found on 21 plots in Whitley County on 9
Aug.

890810, WSFC.  1700 marijuana plants worth 2.13 million dollars were found in a
part of the Daniel Boone National Forest near the McCreary County line in
Pulaski County so remote that four wheel drive was needed to harvest it.
42,000 plants so far this year, but unclear of area.  DB National Forest?

890810, WKYM.  Judge Eddie Lovelace files suit against a Russell County KY
radio station for reporting on 24 July 89 that he was suspended for 6 months
for interference with the Clinton County marijuana cultivation case against
Clinton County Court Clerk Lloyd Stockton.  Believe it or not, it is illegal to
mention that a lawyer has been reprimanded!

890814, WKYM.  On 14 Aug in an operation lasting from midday until dark, a
large marijuana bust was executed in Alpha, Wayne County, KY and some in
Clinton County.  Scores of State Police, 5 National Guard helicopters, and a
National Guard tanker harvest several truckloads of marijuana.  No arrests are
made.

890814?, KET?  This year Kentucky State Police have harvested 149,000 marijuana
plants worth 150 million dollars.  This includes one plot of 20,000 in Clay
County, 21,000 in Leslie County, and 19,000 in Owsley County.  Judge de Falais
says that only ten corruption cases are under investigation in Kentucky.

890818, WSFC.  Somerset and Kentucky State Police make drug bust on south
highway 27 between Somerset and Burnsides, Pulaski County, KY.  Arrested were
Lisa Par..., John Glover, Linda Davidson, of Burnsides, and Richard Miller of
Somerset.  LSD and marijuana.  In a separate incident, Gordon David Greg was
arrested with 7 marijuana plants.

890818, WKYM, 12:02PM.  In southwestern Wayne County Kentucky and adjoining
Clinton County, many truckloads of nearly ripe marijuana were hauled out on 17
Aug.

890819, WKYM.  Several hundred marijuana plants were found near Alpha, Wayne
County, KY by Columbia State Police on 18 Aug in the third day of operations.
There has been no official report on the operation, but the State Police admit
that there is an operation and promise a report on Monday.

890822, WKYM.  479 marijuana plants found in Parnell, Wayne County, Kentucky.
John Sloane and Russell Smith of Frazer and Donald Dickens of Parnell charged
with marijuana cultivation in a separate incident.

890824, WKYM, 10AM.  It is not Monday, but the State Police report is finally
released.  The take in three days of action in Wayne and Clinton Counties,
Kentucky was 8420 marijuana plants worth 8.5 million dollars.  Notable things
about this operation are its secrecy, that the Columbia State Police post did
the raiding in London territory, and that this is the territory of former Wayne
County Sheriff Joe Conn.  Despite five National Guard helicopters, scores of
State Police troopers, and marijuana being hauled out by the truckloads, nobody
bragged to the news about it.  The bust which was not supposed to be became the
bust that nobody heard.

890825, WBKY.  Bunt Gross found guilty on 18 counts of money laundering between
83 & 87.  Someone else for cocaine marijuana trafficking.

890829, KET, WTVQ.  6200 marijuana plants accidentally found in Scott County,
KY alongside of I-75.  Commuting cops saw a vehicle stopped on roadside and 4
persons ran & were caught.

890830, KY News Net.  Captain Marion "Butch" Campbell wins!  On a final appeal,
judge Carl Forrester rules that evidence is inadmissible for a retrial.
Kentucky State Police Commissioner makes a good front for cocaine smuggling.

890831, KET, WTVQ.  Bunt Gross, Bill Patrick, Charles Johnson, and Joe Moish
are among 17 arrested in drug money laundering scheme.

890906, KET, WYMT, Breathitt Co, KY.  Sheriff reports a total of 20 to 25
thousand marijuana plants found his year in county, 7 or 8 thousand this week.
Dynamite booby traps also found.

890907, WTVQ.  Jackie, son of [Bill Robert ?], Owsley Co, KY, Judge-Executive
arrested on TV for FBI & CBS for marijuana cultivation.

890908, WFLW.  Blakeney and James Boch are indicted in Butch Spencer's speed
lab.

890926, WFLW, Clinton & Wayne Co, KY.  For the 5th day National Guard & State
Police harvest a large number of ripe marijuana plants.

890914, WKYM, Wayne Co, KY.  James Edgar Whilhite of Kendrick Ave, Monticello
arrested with over 8 oz marijuana in 2 bags.  215 marijuana plants were
accidentally found by Paul Bates on Cherry Street while mowing around rocks in
a vacant lot.  46 plants found at Flat Springs.  134 plants found at Barrier.
Jimmy McGee and Betsy Foster of Wray Hill arrested for possession and
cultivation of marijuana.

890920, KET.  The fourth annual Green-Gray Sweep has scored 151,352 marijuana
plants in 785 plots, and 22 have been arrested.

890920, KNN, Hopkins Co, KY.  A decomposed body is found in a marijuana field
long after a gun battle.

890921, WKYM, Wayne Co, KY.  35 marijuana plants found between Flat Springs and
Bethesda on 20 Sep by Delmer Corder.

890922.  Last year the Green-Gray Sweep found 91,748 marijuana plants in 436
plots, and made 4 arrests.  This past week London State Police found 394 plants
in 19 plots were found in Rockcastle, Laurel and Whitley Co, KY.  The pace is
slowing down.

890928, WFLW, Clinton Co, KY.  Judge Eddie Lovelace has his suspension for
protecting the local marijuana industry reduced from 6 months to 45 days.

891000, Acres USA, p28.  Kentucky is now third largest marijuana producing area
in the country.  In Clay County, 40% of the county's 24,100 citizens grow
marijuana.

891106", USN&WR, p 28.  Marion Co, KY.  "Cornbread Mafia" grew marijuana on 25
farms in 9 states and distributed as far as Maine.  75 have been prosecuted and
182 tons of sinsemilla seized.  Marijuana industry sales estimated at $16
billion per year.  Domestic production estimated at 4350 to 4850 tons, 25% of
supply.

891122.  Gatewood Galbraith runs for Governor of Kentucky on a marijuana
platform.  A tax of $1000 per pound is proposed.  Kentucky consumption is
estimated at 700,000 pounds per year.

891122, KET, WAVE.  Louisville, KY.  $200,000 in marijuana in 4 suitcases is
found by sniffer dogs and seized and 2 arrested at Louisville airport.

900118, WHAS, KNN.  Christian County KY Sheriff William Dillard & chief
deputy & others arrested 17 Jan 90 on Federal indictment for cocaine
distribution & accepting bribes to protect cocaine distribution after 1 year
FBI investigation.

900300, Pulaski Co, KY.  Hubbard of 202 S Horseshoe Drive arrested for cocaine
dealing.

900305, Barren Co, KY.  3 killed in probable drug ripoff.

900306, KY.  3 convicted in Cornbread Mafia trials.

900314, Jefferson Co, KY.  72 indicted in 7 month drug sting.

900320.  Earl McGuire sez that much of Billy Brumley's crop was in Russell Co.
Much weekend traffic to Brumley's now.

900329, KET, Harrodsburg, KY.  Ron Simpson, 35, and Keith Scott Brun(?), 29,
found guilty of distributing 33 and 80 pounds of cocaine.  There have been 12
or 13 new arrests.

900403, WDCL, Bowling Green, Warren Co, KY.  Jailor Bunch & 7 deputies indicted
on many charges including drug dealing at the jail.

900416, WKYM, Wayne Co, KY.  Kathleen Rednour & Jennifer Armstrong, of Ohio,
are arrested in Bethesda for cultivation of marijuana in the attic under grow
lights on 13 April 90.  This is the second grow light bust in Wayne County.

900418, WHAS, Louisville, KY.  31 people arrested in 2 year probe of cocaine
dealing in Louisville.  Imports were about 20 Kg per 2 to 4 weeks from Florida,
about 250 Kg per year.

900400.  Blakeney & Cunniak of Butch Spencer's speed lab in McCreary Co,
1982-1986, are sentenced to 30 years in prison.

900516, Wayne Co, KY.  221 marijuana plants found on Julie Road, Rocky Branch,
and 30 plants found on Elk Ridge.  Total arrests are 6 this year.

900807, KET, Whitley Co KY.  Ex Judge-Executive was caught with 800 marijuana
plants in the National Forest.

900607, WKYM, Clinton & Wayne Co, KY.  Columbia State Police got 696 marijuana
plants on Poplar Mountain of 5 May, and 616 plants in Simpson Hollow & Edwards
Mountain.

900808, Clinton Co, KY.  2246 marijuana plants found 6 June.  Total for 5 & 6
June is 2936 in Clinton Co.

900608, KET, Jackson Co, KY.  In the county's biggest drug bust, 700 marijuana
plants valued at $1/2 million were found from the air.  Tony Hayes arrested.

900608, Lexington, KY.  Murphy wants change of venue.

900811, KNN.  The marijuana harvest in Kentucky last year by Kentucky, Federal,
and local cops was 600,000 plants.  This years crop is 4 to 5 feet tall.

900615, WKYM, Wayne Co, KY.  Lucille Lair of Elk Ridge is 6th arrest in Wayne
Co this year for marijuana cultivation.

900615, WEKU, Lexington, KY Fayette Co, KY Sheriff Taulbee loses appeal on
theft & malfeasance and is sentenced to 5 years.

900816, KNN, Nicholasville(?), KY.  Danny Allen Murphy is charged with
suffocating his wife in 85.  Also on trial next month on Federal drug charges.

900823, Western KY Univ Radio.  Dillard, Christian Co, KY Sheriff is convicted
of cocaine trafficking and taking a $5000 bribe from the Feds.  Found not
guilty on some other charges.

900623, WKYM, Wayne Co, KY.  360 marijuana plants found in Parnell and Duncan
Valley.

900628, WKYM, Wayne Co, KY.  317 marijuana plants found in Wayne(?) Hollow,
Cabel.

900706, WKYM, Wayne Co, KY.  456 marijuana plants found on 5 July in Burfield.
Kenny Miller of Eadsville is arrested in a different bust.

900709, WFLW, Wayne Co, KY.  183 marijuana plants found 6 July in Susie.

900717, KNN, Vine Grove, Hardin Co, KY.  Police Chief Abshire pleads guilty to
cocaine possession.

900718, WFLW, Wayne Co, KY.  670 marijuana plats found in Parnell & Murl on 16
Jul.  Bud Greer of Susie was caught with 183 plants and is the 9th marijuana
growing arrest this season in Wayne Co.

900718, Whitley Co, KY.  Former Whitley County Judge-Executive Archie Powers is
charged with cultivating 849 marijuana plants in 2 plots in the National
Forest in Whitley County.

900725, WFLW, Wayne Co, KY.  570 marijuana plants found 23 Jul on Kelley Lane.

900726, WFLW, Wayne Co, KY.  770 marijuana plants found 25 Jul in Mt Pisgah &
Slagel Hollow.

900726, WYMT, KET, Perry Co, KY.  8000 marijuana plants found.  Or was it 5000
plants in 4 plots worth $5million as claimed on KNN for the first bust of Duh
Guvner's new marijuana cops.

900727, WSEK, Whitley Co, KY.  Former Whitley County Judge-Executive Archie
Powers and Clifford Silers plead not guilty to cultivating 849 marijuana plants
in 2 plots.

900727, WSEK, Orlando, FL.  William Sam Renner, age 58, and his wife Virgie of
Shopville, Pulaski Co, KY, are sentenced for cocaine trafficking.  On Feb 9,
they bought 15.4 pounds of cocaine from police at Disney World.

900802, WFLW, Wayne Co, KY.  345 marijuana plants found Sunday (or was it
Tuesday?) at Spann Hill.  1042 marijuana plants found at Mt Pisgah Tuesday &
Wednesday.

900802, WFLW, Clinton Co, KY.  National Guard set up shop at Erwin School in
Beech Bottom and harvested an undisclosed quantity of marijuana.  In a
conversation with Gene Tuggle at the Wayne County Airport on 901229, Tuggle
said that the National Guard was flying to a report of 30 plants when they
accidentally overflew 6,000 plants and a tractor at Piney Woods, Clinton
County.

900804, WKYM, Wayne Co, KY.  100 (300?) marijuana plants found 3 Aug in Rocky
Branch.  Also a raid Friday night of Steven Hutchinson of Frazer got 5 pounds
of processed marijuana.

900809, WFLW, Wayne Co, KY.  537 marijuana plants found in Mt Pisgah and
Slickford on 6 & 7 Aug.

900814, KET, Louisville.  400 marijuana plants in pails were found in the
possession of Rawls, 27, the maintenance man at an apartment building.

900815, KNN.  206,000 marijuana plants have been discovered and 94 have been
arrested made in the past two weeks in Duh Guvner's pot harvest.  Last year the
total was 439,000 for Operation Green Grey Sweep.

900816, WSEK, Bowling Green.  Eastern Kentucky.  In Operation Walking Short,
the FBI produces a 42 count indictment of Kentucky law officers for conspiracy
to extort and protect illegal drug traffickers.  Arrested were: John Mann,
Sheriff of Lee County, allegedly the master-mind, who took $38,500 in bribes
from FBI agents; Lester Dickerson, Sheriff of Wolfe County, Billy MacIntosh,
Sheriff of Owsley County; Dean Spencer, Sheriff of Breathitt County; Wilson
Stone, Deputy Sheriff of Wolfe County; and Omer Noe, Police Chief of
Beattyville.  Two FBI agents masqueraded as big Chicago "businessmen", in the
business of importing marijuana and cocaine.  They got a business license to
air-drop and outship their products from backwoods airstrips.  This is
supposedly the biggest [bigger than catching the Kentucky State Police
Commissioner doing 3/4 million dollars per week in cocaine trafficking??] bust
in Kentucky.  Several newscasts emphasized that this is no reason for good
citizens to question the integrity of their police; other radio stations issued
an appeal for other good citizens to report such activities to the FBI
hotline.  800/752-6000

900820, WFLW, Kentucky.  The take for the Kentucky marijuana harvest is
reported at 138,421 plants in 1082 plots with 87 arrests.  The best day was
August 7th, when 28,932 were harvested.  The best county was Clinton with
13,183 plants.  McCreary had 606 and Wayne 38.  This is Kentucky only, not
counting the take for the Sheriffs.  Note that this is down from that on 15
Aug.

900820, WEKU.  The Kentucky marijuana harvest reports 118,504 plants from
Leslie County.  The increase in cost of the campaign over last year is $4.1
million.

900820, KET, Lexington Police Officer Dan Murphy is on Federal trial for
distribution of marijuana, and weapons charges.  Judge Forrester will decide if
the jury should see Murphy's Jessamine County fortress/plantation/home.  The
charges are worth 30 years.

900820, WFLW, Wayne County, Kentucky.  1153 marijuana plants were found by
Sheriff Jim Hill in Johnsons Fork at Coopersville.  The total for the year is
approximately 14000.

900822, KET, Lexington, Kentucky.  Danny Allan Murphy, former Lexington
Kentucky Police Officer is convicted on marijuana distribution and machine gun
charges.  He is yet to stand trial for murder in Jessamine County.

900825, WSEK, Somerset, KY.  Local police do not get to share the booty in the
March 88 seizure of an aeroplane registered to Earl Mc[Cutchen] of Aero-Mag in
California, captured at the Somerset airport.  It was alleged to have been
used for drug trafficking, and Thomas Allan Douglas was charged with possession
of less than 8oz of marijuana.

900828, WSEK, Lee County, KY.  James Richardson of Lee County alerted FBI to
the local police scene when his uncle was kidnapped and held for ransom and
collateral in a drug debt in Chicago.  The FBI businessmen used the names David
Keller and Ron Pool.

900828, KET, WYMT.  Drug Czar William Bennett visits London KY to witness the
destruction of 12,000 marijuana plants valued at $30 million!  It is stated
that the Daniel Boone National Forest is the top marijuana producing national
forest, accounting for 1/3 of the marijuana produced on public lands.

900829, Lexington, KY.  Police are rounding up 85 suspected drug dealers.

900831, Comment on Kentucky, KET.  Last year state marijuana harvest was
450,000 plants, so far this year is 300,000.  The New Guvner's Marijuana Task
Farce is an attempt to smooth the conflicts between the National Guard and the
State Police.

900831, WFLW, Monticello, KY.  Police Chief Ralph Miniard reports finding eight
large marijuana plants between three and a half and five feet tall on South
First Street.

900903, WFLW, Kentucky.  As of 27 Aug 90, the state take in Duh Guvner's
marijuana harvest is 302229 plants in 1898 plots and 109 arrests.  County
breakdowns are: Casey, 428; Clinton, 13288, Cumberland, 1882; McCreary, 417;
Pulaski, 506; Wayne, 39.  The Sheriff's haul in Wayne Co is approx 14000.

900910, WFLW, Wayne Co, KY.  William Bailey and James Worley were arrested last
Friday (7 Sep) for marijuana trafficking on separate warrants.

900911, KET, Knox Co, KY.  5 were arrested for marijuana cultivation on a tip
from a confidential informant.  4 names were given, the fifth is a state
secret.  Some officer stated that the bust was delayed because of the
Governor's Dope Force, and others are pending.  833 plants were either
confiscated, or else the count was 833 up until this bust, in what
jurisdiction.  No mention anywhere else.

900914, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  77 marijuana plants harvested in GRIFFIN
yesterday.

900915, Dale Jones, personal communication.  Dale sez that last summer someone
drove into his place and lurked in the woods for a day and night.  The 107
marijuana plants were harvested.  He questions that it was the sheriff.  He
said that this year his house was searched by someone he did not know, but was
wearing a gun and a uniform.

900917, WFLW, Wayne Co, KY.  Freddie Gregory of Griffin was arrested with 25
pounds of marijuana and charged with trafficking.

900917, KET, Clay Co, KY.  3 White's arrested 10 mi NW of Manchester for
marijuana in a greenhouse.  The street price is reported to be $80-$200 per
ounce!

900920, KY, WFLW.  The Guvner's Marywanna Task Farce has harvested 421,389
plants and made 147 arrests.  Clinton Co had 13,786 plants with 2 arrests,
Russell Co 119, Pulaski Co 506, and Wayne Co 39.

900924, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  Harold Rigney and Jim Worley of Susie are arrested
for possession of three pounds of processed marijuana valued at $1500 per
pound.

900924, Estill Co, KY, WSEK.  Gary Joe Binsten[?], of Frederick Maryland, age
25, a Secret Service Agent, is found dead of one gunshot on the Mountain Spring
Cemetery Road, 14 miles east of Ravenna.  Birtsten?

900927, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  175 marijuana plants seized by Sheriff Jim Hill in
the Susie and Delta communities.

901004, McCreary Co, KY, WSEK.  1019 marijuana plants were found in the Daniel
Boone National Forest, last Saturday.  One man from Somerset and one from
Lancaster were arrested, and made $50,000 bond today in Covington.

901011, Christian Co, KY.  Christian County Kentucky Sheriff Dillard is
sentenced to 9 years in prison for selling cocaine & stealing $12,000 from the
government.  KNN

901013, Kentucky, WSEK.  Kentucky State Police gets $250,000 federal justice
dept grant to investigate marijuana cultivation.

901016, Springfield, Washington Co, KY, KNN.  A few weeks ago a marijuana
factory was busted north of Springfield.  400 pounds of processed marijuana
and $11,000 were confiscated.

901018, Hart & Barren Counties, KY, KNN.  After a three month undercover
operation, fifteen drug dealers are rounded up in Hart and Barren Counties,
Kentucky.

901018, Perry Co, KY, WYMT via KET.  In Perry County, Kentucky, 40 state and 14
federal indictments were handed down for assorted drug dealing in a joint FBI &
KSP case.  40+ have been arrested, including former county attorney Kenneth
Baker who is charged with taking gratuities for influencing drug cases in
court.  This is thought to be independent dealers rather than a conspiracy.

901022, Frankfort, KY, WEKU.  90 of 115 people are arrested with 163 charges of
street level drug dealing after an eight month investigation by Kentucky State
Police and Frankfort Police in Franklin, Shelby, & Scott Counties, Kentucky.

901022, London, KY.  Lee County KY Sheriff Jonathan Mann is being held without
bond in the Laurel County jail.  He is charged with 19 counts of drug
trafficking and extortion, and taking $85,000 in payoffs from drug traffickers
posing as FBI agents.  He is running the Sheriff's Office from jail, having
appointed his wife as administrator.

901024, WUKY.  In Operation Southern Star, the feds arrest 3700 drug suspects
in 32 states & several foreign countries, including Bermuda and New Zealand.
$7Million in drugs & weapons, and $5Million in cash were seized.  The
investigation lasted for for 10 weeks.

901024, Monticello, KY, WFLW.  Ed Reynolds was arrested by the Wayne County
Sheriff last Friday with 24 pounds of processed marijuana.  Rumors are that
Reynolds was a Wayne County Special Sheriff's Deputy for Drug Operations.

901108, Somerset, KY, WFLW & WSEK.  Ten year veteran Kentucky State Police
Trooper David Dick was issued a criminal summons (not arrested) as the result
of his superiors finding marijuana less than two ounces in the trunk of his
cruiser Sunday.  He claimed that this was leftover from an arrest and that he
had forgotten about it.  On Monday he resigned, according to Pulaski County
attorney Fred Neikirk.  On Thursday he pleaded guilty, was fined $25, and
immediately had his conviction voided.  His attorney was Larry Whittaker.
Trooper Dick has been rumored to be involved in marijuana production and
marketing for several years.  See 26 Nov 86.

901110, personal communication, Earl McGuire.  A member of the auxiliary
police, who lives at Gap of the Ridge near Fred West, had a pre-trial hearing
(Thursday, 8 Nov ?) for possession of 25 pounds of processed marijuana.  A
trial is set for May.  A buyer from Ohio is looking for 50 pounds at $2200 per
pound.

901200, Louisville, KY, KET.  This is not news yet, but the new Police Chief of
Louisville, KY is from Loretto, of Cornbread Mafia fame.

901205, Monticello, KY, WFLW.  Freddie Wayne Gregory is sentenced to five years
plus one year for marijuana cultivation and sale after a two day trial.

901207, Lexington, KY.  Former Fayette County Kentucky Sheriff Lonas Taulbee
loses an appeal on conspiracy to traffic in cocaine.  His grounds were that
since he got caught before he was actually able to have the cocaine planted in
the car of his Chief Deputy, he obviously was not distributing cocaine.
Appeals on the charges of theft, misfeasance, and malfeasance for stealing from
his office also failed.

901208, Donald Jones, personal communication.  Sez that Dale told him today
that a buyer is in McCreary Co offering 1400 to 1600 $ per pound.  He has
$50,000 in a long type wallet.

901211, LaGrange, KY, KNN.  51 persons are indicted with 98 indictments for
drug dealing in Jefferson thru Gallatin counties, KY.  State Police spent
$24,000 and one year setting this up.

901212, Lexington, KY, KET.  75 persons were arrested yesterday in Lexington on
drug possession charges.  Two of these are repeats from the August drug sweep
of 85 criminals.  A new expedited processing procedure will reduce the time
between arrest and conviction to less than 30 days.

901231, Parnell, Wayne Co, KY, WKYM.  Tony Blevins of Parnell was arrested in a
raid Monday afternoon and charged with bootlegging and marijuana trafficking by
Sheriff Hill & deputies.

910102, I-65, KY.  Gerardo Salizar was found with five pounds of Mexican
marijuana in a stalled car on I-65 by State Police.  Another 47 pounds was
found in the trunk.

910108~, St Regis, suburb of Louisville, KY, KET?  St Regis policeman Bersot
(Bursoe?) is accused of planting drugs & guns on David Trigley(sp?).  Trigley's
crime was to date the cop's ex-wife.  Captain Eppeley deplored the accusation.
See 920826 & 930320.  [David Trigley may have been one of the cops.  A David
Tingley was involved with another drug planting case on Ricky Lee Pardu.]

910207, Hazard, KY, KET, WKYT.  Three men from Breathitt County, KY, are
arrested with 48 pounds of marijuana and money at the Super 8 Motel.

910214, Lexington, KY, KET.  Paul J Adams, 40 and Gregory A Frankel, 33 are
arrested for buying 3oz of cocaine from the police department.

910222, Hopkinsville, KY, KNN.  Whalen, LaRue judge, arrested in Hopkinsville
for cocaine trafficking yesterday?

910226, Pike Co, KY, WYMT, KET.  A greenhouse and 200 marijuana plants are
seized.  Morgan & Mortan are arrested?

910306, IN, KET.  Barbara Grier (or is it in Grier, IN?) is listed in serious
condition after the cops invaded her house to arrest her boyfriend.  The shot
was meant for the dog, but missed, hitting her in the stomach.

910307, Wayne Co, KY, WKYM.  Danny Jones of Rocky Branch is arrested for 12 oz
of marijuana Monday.

910307, Rockcastle Co, KY, WSFC.  25 pounds of marijuana is seized at Orlando,
near Mt Vernon.  See 920418 for probable continuation.

910314, Lee Co, KY, WKYT.  Lee Co Sheriff Jonathan Mann is served several grand
jury indictments for theft.  He is alleged to have used $7K of Sheriff's
Department funds for his house payments.  How careless.

910314, McCreary Co, KY, Dale Jones.  500 marijuana plants busted on Wayne
Ridge last week.  I take it to be grown to harvest under light, but it is hard
to get a straight story from Dale.  This is the same person reported by Dale to
have been buying last year with the trucker's wallet with $50,000.

910318, London, KY, WSFC.  The trial of two men accused of having 1019
marijuana plants in the Daniel Boone National Forest of McCreary Co, KY, is
postponed.

910321, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  On Saturday, Scott Hurt of Powersburg was arrested
in a marijuana raid.

910330, London, KY, WSEK.  96 warrants issued for 72 persons for LSD, cocaine
and marijuana trafficking in a year long narcotics investigation.  2 from Wayne
Co.  13 more warrants on 12 persons.  85 Laurel, 9 Pulaski, 4 Clay, 8 Whitley,
2 Wayne, & 1 Russell.

910402, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW. 53 marijuana plants were found in a plant bed by
a fisherman at Conley Bottom on Sunday.

910514, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  830 marijuana plants harvested by the sheriff
Tuesday on Strawberry Road.

910531, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  The sheriff harvests 40 marijuana plants in Mt
Pisgah.

910611, Wayne Co, WFLW.  135 marijuana plants were harvested by the sheriff in
Susie.

910615, KY, KNN.  24 street dealers are busted in Oldham, Carroll, Gallatin &
Trimble Counties.

910615, Wayne Co, KY, WKYM.  80 marijuana plants found in Denney Hollow.

910616, McCracken Co, KY, KNN, WFLW.  86 indictments are handed down on 31
persons in a drug bust after a year investigation.

910617, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  1089 marijuana plants were harvested Friday in
location(s) unknown by the sheriff.

910619, Frankfort, KY, KET.  5 marijuana plants were found growing in an
apartment owned by Gary Faulkner, KY Drug Czar and Commander of The Governor's
Marijuana Strike Farce.  This time they believed the landlord when he said that
he did not know of this activity and furthermore, he had no way of knowing.  60
more plants were found in another Frankfort indoor harvest.

910620, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  151 marijuana plants harvested in Mt Pisgah
Wednesday by the sheriff.

910620, KY, KNN.  6 drug arrests in Hopkins Co and 20 in Garrard Co.

910625, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  400 marijuana plants harvested by the sheriff from
Russell Ridge, Parnell.

910702, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  69 marijuana plants were found by the sheriff
behind the house of Robert Long on the Cumberland Point Road.  Long was
arrested.

910702, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  44 marijuana plants were found in Sunnybrook, and
Paul Hanby, Scott Flynn, and another were arrested.

910702, Wayne Co, KY, Billy Brusewitz.  Much marijuana harvested by helicopter
in Dry Hollow.  About 50 men in ground crew.

910708, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  853 marijuana plants were harvested Friday from
Russell Ridge, Parnell.

910709, Campbellsville, Estill Co, Lee Co, KY, KNN.  Big drug sweeps over the
weekend.

910709, Eastern KY, KNN.  The Governor's Marijuana Strike Force harvests a
total of 7200 marijuana plants in several eastern Kentucky counties.  The
biggest take was 800+ in 2 plots in Leslie Co.  In Bell Co, TN resident Becker
is caught in a marijuana patch.

910712, London, KY, KNN.  In the trial of Jonathan Mann etc, evidence showed
that informant David Richardson was paid $77,000 by the FBI for salary &
expenses.  His previous career was a marijuana dealer.

910712, Eastern KY, KNN.  In 10 eastern Kentucky counties, 6200 marijuana
plants in 26 fields were harvested Tuesday by The Governor's Marijuana Strike
Force.  The biggest finds were in Clay, Owsley, Laurel, and Breathitt Counties.

910712, KY, KNN.  The Governor's Marijuana Strike Force has harvested a total
of 126,000 plants and made 61 arrests so far this year.  Almost half of the
take came from Clay, Owsley, & Knott Counties.

910712, London, KY, KNN.  A car broken down on the side of I-75 was
determined to fit the undisclosable criteria of probable cause, and was
detained for sniffing by a police dog.  $400,000 in small bills was found in a
fake gas tank.  Miguel Angel Garcia of Glen Ellen, IL, was arrested.  Later
rumors are that the probable cause was that the criminal asked for a tow truck
to haul his car to Florida, and the haul bill would be more than the value of
the car.

910712, Bowling Green, KY, KNN.  7 persons arrested in drug roundup.

910713, Montgomery & Bath Co, KY, KNN.  23 residents caught in drug roundup.

910715, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  Bill Wood of Griffin arrested for marijuana
cultivation.  Lonzo Phillips of Delta arrested for bootlegging and marijuana
cultivation.

910716, KY, KNN.  9600 marijuana plants in 48 plots harvested yesterday in 10
counties including Bell, Clay, Floyd, Bourbon, & Breathitt, but not McCreary.
The National Guard helicopters were personally observed in McCreary Co on
910715 & 16.

910716, London, KY, WSFC.  John Quinn (or maybe Flynn?) of Lebanon, OH is
Jonathan Mann's attorney.  Mann has had a jailhouse conversion, and now has
found God, who should forgive all his sins.  Mann gave an interview to a
Lexington newspaper, but this was declared insufficient to grant a mistrial.

910717, KY, KNN.  As of 910710, since the first of the year, the 13 agencies
of The Governor's Marijuana Strike Farce have harvested 125,781 plants
statewide and made 61 arrests.  40,000 plants have been harvested in the past
two weeks.

910718, Lake Cumberland area, WKYM.  The Governor's Marijuana Strike Force has
harvested 8,694 plants and made 11 arrests in the 10 county Lake Cumberland
Area Development District.  This excludes actions by sheriffs and local police.

910718, London, KY, WKYM.  In the Mann et al trial, David Richardson is
alleged to have killed fellow agents Doug & Brenda (Davidson?).  But he passed
a FBI lie detector test, and that's that.  These allegations are adjudged to be
irrelevant and not admissible as evidence.

910719, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  1003 marijuana plants were harvested yesterday
from Sarah Rogers Ridge, Parnell.  No arrests.

910719, Nicholasville, KY, KNN.  Former Lexington cop Murphy pleaded guilty
to suffocating his wife and was given 20 years.

910722, Bourbon & Harrison Co, KY, KNN.  18 arrested in drug roundup for
cocaine & marijuana dealing, some within 1000 feet of a school (a heinous
crime).

910724, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  Sheriff Jim Hill harvests 220 marijuana plants
from Dean Ridge, Parnell, yesterday.

910725, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  Sheriff Jim Hill harvests 308 marijuana plants
from Slickford on Wednesday.

910726, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  Sheriff Jim Hill harvests 441 marijuana plants
from Slickford Thursday, for a total of 749.

910731, London, KY, WSEK.  Jonathan Mann etc trial prosecution finished.
James [not David] Richardson of Owsley Co given as the marijuana dealer who
cooperated with the FBI.  The judge is Siler.

910801, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  Sheriff Jim Hill harvests 112 marijuana plants in
Mt Pisgah on Tuesday.

910801, Kentucky, WSFC.  The Governor's Marijuana Strike Farce has harvested
350,000 plants so far this year.  Last year the take was 536,262.  I assume
that was for the entire season.

910802, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  Wayne Co Sheriff Jim Hill, his deputies, Kentucky
State Police, and a helicopter from Frankfort found 2663 marijuana plants in 12
patches in the Tom Upchurch Hollow at Slickford yesterday.  Hill says that this
operation would have taken two weeks without the chopper.

910803, Jefferson Co, KY, KNN.  In what is billed as a big marijuana bust,
100 plants are found growing outdoors in Jefferson Co (Louisville) KY
yesterday.  The haul was estimated to have a value between $100,000 and
$150,000.

910806, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  Sheriff Jim Hill & deputies, Kentucky State
Police, & helicopters from Fort Campbell harvest 2813 marijuana plants from the
Eadsville & Parnell areas yesterday.

910807, Ashland, KY, KNN.  In the past two days the Governor's Marijuana Strike
Farce has found 1100 marijuana plants in 20 plots in the Ashland area.  The
biggest find was in western Carter County where 750 plants were found.  A
boobytrap was encountered near Lawton.  The crop was evaluated at over
$100,000.

910808, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  The Sheriff, his deputies, Kentucky State Police,
and the 101st Airborne from Fort Campbell harvested 1160 marijuana plants from
the Cedar Hill area of Delta and from Oil Valley yesterday.

910809, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  The Sheriff, his deputies, Kentucky State Police,
and the 101 Airborne from Fort Campbell harvested 913 marijuana plants from the
Parnell and Mt Pisgah areas yesterday.  This is the fourth day of operations.

910809, Jefferson Co, KY, KNN.  James Greenwood sentenced to 12.5 years for
cocaine distribution.

910810, Carter Co, KY, WSEK.  The Governor's Marijuana Strike Farce finds 1100
marijuana plants in 2 fields near Lawton, worth over a million dollars.  The
fields were "boobytrapped" with fishhooks.

910812, KY, WFLW.  There are seven teams in the Governor's Marijuana Strike
Force.  The latest (as of 09 Aug?) totals are almost 0.5 million plants
eradicated, 144 criminals arrested, and 104 (of 120) counties attacked.  In the
LCADD 29,883 plants have been eradicated and 27 criminals arrested.

910813, Pulaski Co, KY, WSEK.  Two are arrested for growing marijuana in the
Daniel Boone National Forest, (Danny?) Sizemore and another Sizemore.  So far
the take in the DBNF is 177,000 plants and 12 other arrests.

910814, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  The home of Bill Taylor, age 38, of Alpha was
raided Tuesday afternoon and 1933 marijuana plants were harvested by the
Sheriff.  And in a daring 3 AM raid Wednesday morning, Chris Stinson, age 31,
of Parmleysville, was arrested with 743 marijuana plants.

910814, Hart & Barren Co, KY, KNN.  The Governor's Marijuana Strike Force
harvested 67 marijuana plants in Hart County and made one arrest.  They also
harvested 48 marijuana plants in Barren County.

910815, Edmonson Co, KY, KNN.  Kentucky State Police from Bowling Green raided
six plot and harvested almost 650 marijuana plants, most near Brownsville,
yesterday.

910816, Clinton Co, KY, KNN.  The Governor's Marijuana Strike Farce harvested
850 marijuana plants from 12 plots, mostly on Koger Mtn in the eastern portion
of Clinton County, yesterday.  No arrests were performed.

910816, London, KY, KNN.  Late today a verdict was delivered in the drug
conspiracy trial of Lee County Sheriff Jonathan Mann and Associates.  I think
that 5 of 6 were convicted on one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine,
but reports are very unclear.  Sheriff Dean Spencer of Breathitt Co was the odd
man.  Five were convicted of conspiracy of extortion, and three were convicted
of conspiracy to distribute cocaine.

910819, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  1365 marijuana plants were harvested Friday in the
John T Hollow of Parmleysville by the Sheriff, Kentucky State Police, and the
Kentucky National Guard.

910820, Clinton Co, KY, WFLW.  On Monday, 1200+ marijuana plants were harvested
by The Governor's Marijuana Strike Farce near KY 696, east of Albany.

910821, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  Paul Eugene "Gene" Upchurch, age 44, is found shot
dead by his pickup truck on the Millsap Mountain Road.

910822, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  Yesterday, 868 marijuana plants were harvested by
the Sheriff, Kentucky State Police, and the Kentucky National Guard in
Parmleysville,

910823, Bell & Knox Co, KY, KNN.  The Governor's Marijuana Strike Farce
harvests 5300 marijuana plants in Knox Co & makes three arrests: Herbert
Sinkon, Franklin Whit, & another.

910824, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  4 grand jury indictments for marijuana
cultivation.  Bill D Taylor, 1933 plants; Lowell Jones, 7 plants; Robert Long,
69 plants; Chris Stinson, 743 plants.

910826, KY, WSFC.  As of 23 Aug, a total of 565,590 marijuana plants had been
harvested and 176 criminals arrested by The Governor's Marijuana Strike Force.
A toll-free tattle line has been set up: 800/367-3847

910826, Laurel Co, KY, WSEK.  The Robert Foley, age 56, of Harlan, alleged to
have recently killed two brothers (Rodney & Harry Lynn Vaughn) and dumped their
bodies into Sinking Creek is a FBI informant, according to an Ohio lawyer.  A
Federal judge issues a gag order on the subject.  Foley's father and wife are
arrested and alleged to have intimidated witnesses.

910826, Marshall Co, KY, KNN.  Bruce E Buchanan, deputy jailor of Marshall Co,
KY, is charged with marijuana trafficking in the county jail, and trafficking
within 1000 feet of a school, since the school is only a block from the
jailhouse.

910828, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  Sheriff Jim Hill harvested 573 marijuana plants in
the Dry Hollow & Slickford area yesterday.

910828, Harlan & Knox Cos, KY, KNN.  The Governor's Marijuana Strike Force
harvested 3800 marijuana plants yesterday, including 3500 at Kayjay, Knox Co.

910829, Harlan, Bell, & Knox Cos, KY, KNN.  5000 marijuana plants were
harvested yesterday by the Governor's Marijuana Strike Farce.

910903, Bell Co, KY, WSEK.  Federal Judge Louis de Falais announces that George
Patrick of Arjay was sentenced to 80 months in prison upon conviction of
marijuana possession with intent to distribute (as determined by psychic
divination).  This criminal was found to be in possession of several ounces of
marijuana, $165,000, and 3 weapons at the time of his arrest at his home on 28
Nov 90.

910904, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  The Sheriff & his deputies find 640 marijuana
plants in Denney Hollow, Powersburg.  A special response demolition expert is
called in from London to disarm a dynamite boobytrap.

910904, Knox & Harlan Cos, KY, KNN.  2700 marijuana plans are seized in Knox
county and 140 in Harlan Co, yesterday.

910907, Letcher Co, KY, KNN, WSEK.  The Letcher County Sheriff raids four major
marijuana plots and makes two arrests, yesterday.  Included were a raid a 11:45
PM on a trailer in Blair Branch where processed marijuana and 300 plants still
growing, as well as guns and money were seized.  A million dollars of marijuana
was claimed to have been grabbed.

910908, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  The 101st Airborne et al defeated 2203 marijuana
plants in the Patton Creek & Martin Hollow area of Mt Pisgah & Parmleysville
yesterday.

910909, KY, WFLW.  This year, from 1 Jan 91 thru 6 Sep 91, The Governor's
Marijuana Strike Farce has collected 667,864 plants and 236 criminals in
Kentucky.  In the ten county LCADD, the take is 46,839 plants & 52 criminals.
In Wayne Co, it is 17,637 plants and 0 criminals.  The entire take last year in
Kentucky was 536,262.

910911, Clay Co, KY, KNN.  In a KSP/FBI joint venture, a pickup truck driven by
James Hubbard, 34, of Manchester, was stopped on the Daniel Boone Parkway and
found to have 45 pounds of marijuana in a toolbox.  This lead to 20 more pounds
and 8 more people, including Rudolph Hill, 45, and Michael Perkins, 29, in a
barn at Caudill Gap on Little Goose Creek.  Total take was 65 pounds pf
marijuana and 10 criminals.

910913, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  The 101st Airborne killed 625 Enemy in a search
and destroy mission on Patton Creek yesterday.

910913, Henderson, KY, KNN.  Eight criminals are arrested on drug charges in
Henderson & Union Cos, KY, after an eight month undercover investigation.

910916, Somerset, KY, WSEK.  A yearlong undercover narcotics investigation by
Rod Schwartz, a city police detective masquerading as a Somerset cab driver
nets 43 criminals with another approximately 20 more to be arrested.  A total
of 108 charges are filed and 9 vehicles seized.  Most charges are for for low
level dealing of marijuana, lured to within 1000 yards (didn't it used to be
only 1000 feet?) of a school, with some LSD and alcohol.  The biggest buy was a
five pound marijuana deal, which ended the scam.  See 920507 for conviction of
LeRoy Hunter of Frazier.  Was this SomerSweep The Original?

910922, Wayne Co, KY, WSFC.  123 marijuana plants were harvested by the
Sheriff's deputies in Frazer, along with a tent.  Another 62 marijuana plants
were discovered in Coopersville.

910924, Lexington, KY, KNN.  Gregory Drake Wahl, a Fayette County Sheriff's
Deputy, was arrested Monday for selling 1/4 pound of marijuana within 1000 feet
of a school.

910928, McCreary Co, KY, Dale Jones.  The helicopter raid of 16 July got at
least 4 patches in Jones Hollow, tho it's a bit hard to decipher Dale's
stories.  1) in river.  I saw a chopper descend to the river a bit upstream
from the big spring.  A ground search after Dale's story (a month & a half
stale) could find no evidence of any pot patch in the area.  2) Roberts boy.  I
presume that is the house they hovered over for half an hour.  The highway
patrol stated that the resident was the <censored> who grew the stuff, amongst
other threats.  3) James, 2 houses up from David Jones, a chopper almost landed
on house.  Dale also said that a chopper investigated his car with an open
trunk at a range of about 50', and left with a "whump".  A helicopter was shot,
but not disabled, on Parker Mtn.  The area was blockaded and every house
searched, but the culprit was not found.

911002, Clinton Co, KY, WMKZ, WKYM.  Following a two year undercover
investigation, the FBI arrested David M Stonecipher, 47; John Henry Cravens, 45;
Anthony "Tony" Seratto, 39; and was attempting to find Paul A Brown; on charges
of conspiracy to distribute marijuana.  The break came with a $14K sale by
Stonecipher the previous Tuesday & Wednesday to a KSP agent.  This Duvall
Valley operation was a marijuana clearinghouse, exporting to GA, OH, IL.  The
FBI does not usually investigate mid-level drug dealers, but this was an
exception.  Capt Gary Lusher of the Bowling Green SP and Terry O'Connor of the
FBI publicized the bust.  Seratto is an 14 year veteran of the Albany police,
and was charged with use of a firearm in a drug offense, an well as conspiracy.

911004, Anderson Co, KY, KNN.  Kevin & Marilyn Smith of Diamond Point Road
arrested for LSD.

911005, Brandenburg, Meade Co, KY, KNN.  Roy Lee Knott is busted with 100
pounds of marijuana in a sophisticated indoor growing operation.

911015, Frankfort, KY, KNN.  102 street level drug dealers are indicted in
Franklin, Anderson, Shelby, & Spencer counties after a 9 month investigation.
Charges are marijuana, cocaine & LSD.

911019, Clinton Co, KY.  Benny & ?  Davis and Jacky & Lilly Rednour are
arrested Thursday 17 Oct in a continuation of the Duvall Valley bust.

911025, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  The take this year in The Governor's Marijuana
Strike Force is 819,531 plants & 364 arrests.  The take for the Wayne County
Sheriff's Office is 24,854 plants (7th place in 120 counties) & 19 arrests (3rd
place).  In the Great Pulaski County Marijuana Roundup, LeRoy Hunter of Frazer
was supposed to have supplied 500 pounds at $450 per pound, but the crop was
harvested prematurely by the Governor's Marijuana Task Force.

911029, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  Jimmy Coomer of Eadsville is arrested with three
pounds of marijuana by Sheriff Jim Hill.

911029, Laurel Co, KY, KNN.  Robert Foley, 39, is arrested & pleads not guilty
for the murder of four people found entombed in an abandoned septic tank since
1989.  This was on a farm at Bald Rock, Laurel Co, owned by his father, and
formerly owned by ___________, also alleged to have been murdered by Foley.
Victims include Kimberly Bowersods (?) 20, of Ohio; and Calvin Reynolds, 22, of
Laurel Co, KY.  See also 910826 for rumor that Foley is a FBI protected
informant.  Note that Foley had aged -17 years during this unfortunate
incident.  See 940404.

911030, Breathitt Co, KY, KNN.  After a two month investigation, Mike Goff of
the Kentucky National Guard working in The Governor's Marijuana Task Force, is
among 31 arrested for marijuana trafficking.  According to Mike Powell, the
Governor's mouthpiece, participants are carefully screened for drug use,
criminal tendencies, and correct thinking before being allowed to participate
in The Governor's Marijuana Task Force.

911101, Laurel Co, KY, WSEK.  Ron Pool, FBI handler for Operation Walking
Short, the Jonathan Mann case, attempted to influence Judge Watson to release
Robert Foley on murder charges.

911105, Clinton Co, KY.  Eddie Lovelace wins election for Circuit Judge.
During the campaign, no mention is made of his disbarment.  However, new
connections to the marijuana industry are alledged when Lovelace accepts a $500
contribution from an arrestee (Cravens?) in the 911002 FBI marijuana raids.

911113, Kentucky, WMKZ.  The total take in the 1991 season for The Governor's
Marijuana Task Force is 823,088 plants and 428 arrests.  This is an increase
over last year of 284,426 plants and 131 arrests.  Thus the statistics for 1990
should be 538,662 and 297.

911121, Charleston, TN, KNN.  Four of four police officers of Charleston, TN,
are arrested for conspiring to have a town councilman arrested last year.  Said
harassee was investigating corruption in the police department.

911210, Loretto & Raywick, Marion Co, KY, WDCL.  Seven Marion County residents
are arrested in a continuation of the case of The Cornbread Mafia marijuana
barons.  Marijuana farms were located in Michigan & Missouri, as well as
Kentucky.

911210, Monticello, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  Lindsay Tinker Lowe, age 32, of the
Frisby Road, was arrested in a 2 AM raid by Sheriff Jim Hill with 13 pounds of
processed marijuana.  Bond was $20,000 property.

911211, Monticello, KY, WMKZ.  Gene East, Lindsay Lowe, & Jerry Coomer arrested
for marijuana distribution.

911211, Monticello, KY, WMKZ.  Alan Sexton is sentenced to 2 years probation
and Chris Stinson to 3 years probation for marijuana cultivation.

920120, Marion Co, KY, KNN.  Francis Mattingly of Marion County kills his
brother John Steven Mattingly in a family argument.  Note that two James
Mattinglys of Lebanon were a part of the Donnie Nunn operation in Hart Co in
82.

920120, Garrison, Lewis Co, KY, KNN.  A private bridge four miles west of
Garrison, built at a cost of $23,000 and belonging to Dottie Tackett, was
destroyed by explosives.  This is claimed to be in retaliation for denial of
access by marijuana growers.  The dynamite was claimed by the State Police to
have been stolen from a construction site in Carter County.

920120, Monticello, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  Gary Carrol, age 38, of Monticello is
arrested for selling marijuana to an undercover State Police narc.  The sale
apparently was over eight ounces, and a total of 2 pounds was eventually
recovered.  Grand Jury indictment returned 920220.

920124, Monticello, KY, WKYM.  In a coordinated raid, the Monticello Police
Department and the Wayne County Sheriff's Department raid the apartment of
Timmy Hellman in downtown Monticello.  The charge was marijuana possession.

920130, Laurel Co, KY, WSEK.  Robert Foley was being handled by FBI agent Ron
Poole at the marijuana arrest of Larry Vaughn, who Foley later murdered.

920204, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  Robert Shelton, 43, of Alpha is arrested with one
and a half pounds of marijuana by the Sheriff.

920205, Casey Co, KY, WSEK, WMKZ.  James Kenneth Watson of Hustonville, Jeffrey
Daniels, Bruce Rogers, 44, and Gerald Thomas Sneed, are arrested with twelve
pounds of marijuana, $1600, a 22 pistol, and three vehicles.

920207, Henderson Co, KY, KNN.  State Police, BATF, & IRS make a drug sweep in
Henderson County Kentucky after a three month investigation.  So far 21 of 31
criminals have been arrested.

920212, Hazard, KY, WFLW.  Somerset Attorney Larry Whittaker, age 41, of
Burnside, is arrested for felony possession of cocaine by the Kentucky State
Police in a Hazard Super 8 Motel room.  The setup was made by two Officers of
the Kentucky State Police, with the assistance of the DEA Special
Investigations Unit.  Taken along in the haul were a 85 Porsche, 2 handguns,
and $941 in cash.

920221, Powell Co, KY, WSEK.  The question of who shot whom first still rages.
Blaise says that as he walked towards the Officers, he was shot in the leg,
dropped to the ground, crawled behind a stump, and returned fire.  This was an
attempt to serve four warrants from Toledo OH.

920310, Somerset, KY, WSEK.  Jennings Gilbert, 31, is sentenced to 6 years and
his father Charles Gilbert, 64, to 5 years for growing 105 marijuana plants in
Eastern Kentucky.

920313, WKYM, KY.  State Police roundup 28 criminals on 38 warrants in Adair,
Clinton, Russell, Taylor & Washington counties KY on charges of cocaine &
marijuana.  In a separate operation, 30 criminals are arrested on 35 drug
warrants in Rowan, Bath & Flemming counties, for marijuana, valium & LSD.

920324, Knox Co, KY, WSEK.  Sheriff Bingham & Judge-Executive Hampton wrote
letters of recommendation of lenient sentences for growers of 300 pounds of
marijuana in the Stinking Creek area.  Also Ron Poole of the FBI is accused by
Kathy Putnam, wife of his ex-partner, of buying drugs for cash and buying drugs
without accompaniment.  Pardner Putnam is presently serving 16 years for the
murder of an informant rather than take responsibility for her pregnancy.  Talk
about screwing a confidential informant!

920404, Parnell, Wayne Co, KY, WKYM.  Tommy Mac Alley is arrested for
bootlegging, marijuana cultivation, and marijuana possession.

920407, Adair Co, KY, WSEK.  Perry H Denton of Adair Co is arrested with 30
marijuana seedlings.

920410, Pulaski Co, KY, WSEK.  Linda Marie Porter, 27, of Raceway St is
arrested for possession of 150 marijuana seeds.

920418, Somerset & Rockcastle Co, KY, WSEK.  $31K in drug money, taken from
Jack Douglas & Betty Hinsley in a Mt Vernon marijuana raid on March 6, 1991 is
split up among the cops.  Somerset got $22K, $1.5K was given to the Rockcastle
Sheriff and $8K kept by the FBI for administration costs.  A 1990 Chevy was
donated to the London State Police.  Also 40 pounds of marijuana and 15
firearms were taken, destination unknown.  The Hinsleys have not been convicted
of anything, conviction being unnecessary.  The case started with investigation
of street dealers by Somerset cops Larry Bowling & ?  Dinsmore, and went from
there to the State Police and then to the FBI.

920420, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  Ronnie Dobbs & Ellen Crabtree of Barrier were
arrested for 195 (193?) marijuana plants on Saturday, 18 Apr.

920421, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  LeRoy Hall & Angela Sexton of Morris Hill were
arrested for marijuana cultivation.

920421, Bullitt Co, KY, KNN.  19 marijuana plants worth $1000 each were found
on a Bullitt Co farm.

920422, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  Indictments for Christy Lyons, as well as Dobbs,
Crabtree, Hall & Sexton for marijuana.

920427, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  Betty Dishman of Short Street Trailer Park was
arrested for marijuana cultivation by the Wayne Co Sheriff.

920428, Pulaski Co, KY, WSEK.  Mark David Kaiser, 18, arrested at 3AM for
marijuana cultivation on information from a confidential informant.

920429, Eadsville, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  Michael Holds(?) trailer in Eadsville
raided Tuesday for marijuana cultivation.

920430, Monticello, KY, WFLW.  Clyde Foust arrested for bootlegging.  The cops
got $37,411 and a 84 car.  Rumors have it that beer wasn't the only
merchandise.  Also Robert Parker of Missouri Valley arrested for marijuana
cultivation.

920506, Pulaski Co, KY, WSEK.  Linda Gail ?  of Piney Woods arrested in a
warrant from a confidential informant for 39 seedlings 2 to 3 inches high, plus
the new contraband of dixie cups and potting soil.  Also another seeding bust,
name unknown.

920507, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  Murl Young, 63, and Barbara Anne Menfry, 43,
arrested by sheriff with 825 seedlings.  Also, in Pulaski court, James LeRoy
Hunter of Frazier is found guilty of LSD distribution as a result of the
undercover operation last September.  Two counts of marijuana trafficking
within 1000 yards of a school wouldn't stick.  See 910916.  Hunter's conviction
was later voided on grounds that his previous drug trafficking convictions were
mentioned in court.  Interestingly, he was being tried as a persistent drug
dealer, so it was hard not to mention his previous deeds.

920508, Somerset, KY, WSEK.  107 marijuana plants from 6 to 10 inches high were
found in four plots in a remote area behind Somerset Village Apartments.

920509, Union Co, KY, KNN.  Henderson State Police harvested nearly 700
marijuana plants in four adjacent plots in Union County near the Webster Co
line.

920513, Susie, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  136 marijuana plants were seized on 12 May
by Sheriff Jim Hill & his deputies in Simpson Hollow, Susie.

920513, Anvil, Jackson Co, KY, WMKZ.  David Johnson was arrested with 204
marijuana plants, several gallons of moonshine and some stolen property in
Anvil, Jackson.

920513, Harlan Co, KY, WMKZ.  LeRoy Helton and Don Helton file a $12 million
lawsuit against Sheriff Bill Redwine & 2 deputies for unlawful arrest in a 1988
drug raid.

920514, Lexington, KY, KNN.  Nelson Wayne Meyan of Texas was arrested in
Lexington or Versailles by DEA, Lexington police & Woodford Co Sheriff with 5
pounds of marijuana & $5K.  Supposedly he was making pot runs from Texas to New
York.

920521, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  A total of 959 marijuana plants were seized in two
raids by The Sheriff & his Deputies.  One was in Chriswell Hollow in Rocky
Branch, the other in Raleigh Hollow, Denney.

920522, Russell Co, KY, WSEK.  Chester Voles of Voles Road was arrested and two
cars and $2500 taken as booty.  The 15 pounds of marijuana reputed to be worth
$30,000 was found.

920527, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  220 marijuana plats were harvested yesterday by
the Sheriff and his deputies on Kelly Lane.

920528, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  Raymond Troxell, 39, of Elk Ridge was arrested
yesterday on charges of marijuana cultivation.  This makes the total so far in
Wayne County this year 11 arrests and 2500 plants.

920529, Somerset, KY, WSEK.  Rodney Gene Whittaker, 32, was arrested for
proximity to 78 marijuana plants.

920529, Eastern Kentucky, KNN.  25 people (6 from Kentucky & others from OH,
TN, NM, TX) are indicted in Lexington after a two year investigation by State
Police & FBI.  Alledgedly tons of marijuana valued at $1400 to $2000 per pound
were imported from Mexico to eastern Kentucky & Tennessee.  This is reputed to
be the biggest multi-state marijuana operation ever uncovered in Kentucky.
Kentucky operations were centered in Breathitt and Laurel counties.  The
initial break came with the discovery of 7000 marijuana plants in Breathitt
County in 1989.  This cut supply & produce was then imported from Mexico.
Distribution was to Fayette, Scott, Pulaski, Breathitt, Perry, Laurel Counties.

920604, Wayne co, KY, WFLW.  333 marijuana plants were harvested yesterday in
the Griffen and Delta areas.

920610, Pulaski Co, KY, WSEK.  Barry Lynn Bodkin, 37, of Ferguson, was arrested
with 16 marijuana plants.

920612, Pulaski Co, KY, WSEK.  Leonard Stinson, 63, and his grandson Brian
Abbott, 18, of Clinton County, are arrested for marijuana cultivation in
western Pulaski County.  They are credited with 483 plants in 9 plots on the
North Tater Road.  This brings the score for Pulaski County so far this year to
1600 plants, 19 plots, and 12 arrests.

920616, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  The Sheriff's deputies found 198 marijuana plants
in Windy and Mill springs over the weekend.  Two arrests are pending.

920617, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  Grand Jury indictments include Lenny Dobbs for
marijuana cultivation & persistent felon, and Ricky Patrick & Cindy
Brinstead [?] for marijuana cultivation.

920617, Logan Co, KY, WMKZ.  During the course of an arrest for "custodial
interference", 300 marijuana plants & grow lights were found.

920617, Pulaski Co, KY, WSEK.  Doug Stevens of Breezy Hills is arrested in
connection with the Stinson marijuana plantation on North Tarter Road.  But now
the size has been reduced to 214 plants in 7 plots.  The fate of the other 269
plants is unknown.

920619, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  Yesterday (18 Jun) 486 marijuana plants were
harvested in Powersburg, Parnell, & Frazier.

920622, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  On Friday, 2647 marijuana plants were harvested in
the Parnell, Russell Ridge, & Griffen areas by KSP choppers.

920623, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  On Monday, 6100 six to seven foot tall marijuana
plants were harvested in Parnell by KSP, Army Air helicopters & the National
Guard.  Larry Morrow was the spotter and Bruce Hatfield the ground
coordinator.  The total take by the Wayne County Sheriff (exclusive of the KSP
harvests) is now 5000 plants and 14 arrests.

920624, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  On Tuesday, 5500 marijuana plants were harvested
in the Dean Ridge area of Parnell by KSP, Army Air helicopters & the National
Guard.

920624, Kentucky, WKYU.  The total marijuana harvest for the State Task Force
so far is 23,000.

920625, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  Yesterday, approximately 1800 to 1900 (later
revised to 2000) marijuana plants were reported taken by Kentucky State Police,
the National Guard, and Army Air helicopters in the Bugwood and Slickford
areas.

920625, Science Hill, KY, WSEK.  Stanley Gene Jasper was arrested for contempt
of court at his home, and thus the marijuana growing in his back yard was
noticed.

920625, Florence, KY, KNN.  Two or ten people were charged with marijuana
distribution after a bust at a Florence hotel.  Records were seized which
indicated 1000 or 1100 pounds and $600K.

920626, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  The total take so far this week by the KSP air
raids (presumably 22 to 25 June, which total 15,200 in previous reports) has
been 15,000 plants.  Yesterday 1600 were harvested in Slickford.

920701, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  The Wayne County sheriff reports that the State
Police Task Farce harvested >100 plots of marijuana containing >16,000 plants
during the week of 22 June.  Included were 3000 plants in 25 plots, 5 miles
from town in Dean Ridge; 620 plants in one plot on Russell Road; 6000 plants in
16 plots in Parnell; 2300 plants in seven plots, north of Monticello; and some
in Powersburg, and north & south of Monticello.

920701, Henryville, IN, KET-WAVE.  Charles Sweeney (31) is accused of murdering
Danny Guthrie, age 30.  Sweeney just pleaded guilty to bombing a narc's car
last February and was sentenced to 30 years.  He lead police to the burial site
of Guthrie's body, claiming that he found Guthrie shot in their marijuana
field.  Police claim that Sweeney must have shot Guthrie before he found him.

920703, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  The Sheriff seized 207 marijuana plants in 2
plots, in addition to that found by the Kentucky Task Force.

920703, Pulaski Co, KY, WSEK.  Roger (36) and Carolyn K Bryant and Darrell
Napier (38) of Bernstadt were arrested with 1186 marijuana plants in Short
Creek.  The value is reputed to be 1.8M$.

920704, Garrard Co, KY, WKYU, KNN.  The second largest indoor marijuana growing
operation seized (in eastern Kentucky?) was found in a Lancaster basement.
Over 1600 plants worth $1000 each were harvested.  Arrested were James Hope
(21), Thomas Mitchell (20) and Theresa _____.

920706, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  On last Friday, 225 marijuana plants were seized
in Kelly Lane and 55 in Parmleysville.

920706, Wayne Co, KY.  Dennis Spradlin arrested in Griffen with 69 marijuana
plants.

920708, Christian Co, KY, KNN.  The Kentucky State Police Madisonville post
harvested 366 marijuana plants NE of Crofton in Christian County on a
confidential tip.

920709, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  Yesterday, the Sheriff harvested 1483 (1487?)
marijuana plants in the Duncan Valley-Cooper area.  This makes >15,000 plants
for the Sheriff alone this year.

920709, Louisville, KY, WMKZ.  Two duffle bags with 35 pounds of marijuana and
100 weapons were discovered and Marx (39) and Belinda (38) Walker arrested.

950715, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  The Sheriff made unsuccessful marijuana flights on
13 & 14 July.  The total is between 15000 & 16000 this year.

920716, Clinton Co, KY, Clinton County paper.  2500 marijuana plants were
harvested by the National Guard near the Irwin School on 13 July.

920717, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  The sheriff harvested 186 marijuana plants at
Happy Top in Wed the 15th.

920717, Owsley Co, KY, WFLW.  Charges have been dropped against Cotton Little,
Blake, & Johnson for possession of 107 pounds of marijuana.

920723, London, KY, WMKZ, WSEK.  James A (34) & Virginia (33) Kennedy attempted
to rob an undercover drug dealer on the Willie Green Road, (8 mi E of London?).

970723, Pulaski Co, KY, WSEK.  In a continuation of a raid on 0713 upon Phyllis
R Coleman, Ricky Dean Kirby (33) was charged with 181 marijuana plants on the
Peach Orchard Road & 148 on the Don Elrod Road.

920724, KY, WFLW.  Cops in Berea, Lexington, KSP & Feds divide $121K taken from
the Columbian Detrick Rojas on 0411.  $62,298 to Berea, $24,919 each to
Lexington & KSP, and balance to Feds.  Also Pulaski County was given $8000 of
the $10000 for selling Ralph David Perkins's car.

920730, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  Hill & Guinn harvested 122 marijuana plants in
Eadsville yesterday, and arrested Jimmy Morris of 129 Stokes Ave for
cultivation of marijuana.

920730, Pulaski Co, KY, WSEK.  Danny Earl Fox & Edna Marie Hardwick (25) of
Burton Rd, Nancy, are arrested on various marijuana charges.

920801, Laurel Co, KY, WFLW.  Police are searching for yet another victim of
Confidential Informant Robert Foley.

920804, Kentucky, WKYU.  Operation Roundup.  In what is billed as "The Biggest
Drug Sweep in State History", a roundup of 841 suspected drug dealers is
underway.  State Police have arrested six in Bowling Green as of 8AM.

920804, London, KY, WSEK, KET.  In The Drug Sweep, charges range from
possession of marijuana to trafficking in cocaine.  Most charges are in rural
Kentucky, since similar operations have been run in cities such as Lexington
and Louisville.  In April each of the 16 State Police post was given $5,000 for
drug buys.  Later reports give the Federal Grant for this scheme at $250,000
and a total of $1million to the State for drug buys.  The London post has
captured 50 criminals as of noon, of a total of 63 criminals and 93 warrants.
Most are in Laurel County, none in Pulaski County, and the Lincoln County
Sheriff reports nine arrests in connection with the Operation.

920804, Burnside, KY, WSEK.  Dewayne Troxell (34) and Marsha Collier (27) of
740 Jaxboro Road are arrested for cultivation of marijuana >=5 plants,
possession > oz, and possession of paraphernalia.

920806, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW, WMKZ.  The Sheriff harvested 404 marijuana plants
on the old Denney farm in Griffen yesterday.  This makes his total score about
25,000 plants and 19 criminals.

920806, Kentucky, WMKZ.  Former Lee County Sheriff Jonathan Mann is accused of
taking $40,000 in payoffs from phony drug dealers.  The Feds are confiscating
$132,000 in property as drug profits.  Meanwhile, Sheriff Mann is serving 24
years 4 months in prison.  Wolfe County Deputy Sheriff Wilson Stone was
sentenced to 10 years 1 month.  Operation Walking Short continues.

920806, Clark Co, KY, WMKZ.  5000 marijuana plants are found in Clark County
near McClivett.

920806, Mercer Co, KY, WMKZ, KET.  20,000 marijuana plants are accidentally
found by a State Police chopper en route to another search area.  Later reports
give two plots of two acres and six acres on the Zane Leeds (local School Bored
member) farm near Bergin, containing about 100,000 plants.  30,000 plants were
destroyed yesterday, many 12 to 14 feet tall and ready for harvest.  A small
part had already been harvested.  By 920806, 80,000 had been burned, with an
estimated total of 150,000.  Some estimates go to 200,000 plants, but at the
end of the harvest 150,000 appears to be the total.  The official count as of
920808 is 250,000 plants and $250 million.  (KNN).  This is billed as the
largest bust since the Homer Day, Preacherville, Lincoln County bust of 86.
Incidentally, that harvest is now given as 347,000.  The figure then was
384,000.  Apparently, 37,000 marijuana plants have been disappeared.  More
impressive is the 300,000 plants found in Taylor County on 860910 which have
been disappeared.

920807, Gilbertsville, Trigg Co, KY, KNN.  Joel Lee Simmons (38) pleads
guilty (?) to cocaine distribution.  Two kilograms of cocaine was found in the
body panels of his vehicle.

920807, Nashville, TN, WKYU.  Circuit Court Judge Thomas Brothers is indicted
at Nashville TN for his part in laundering $1.3million in cocaine profits into
several corporations.  Also indicted are Russell Brothers, nephew of The Judge,
and G Thomas Newell, their attorney.

920808, Pulaski Co, KY, WSEK.  James Dalles Hilton (39) of eastern Pulaski
County is arrested for having seven marijuana plants in his vicinity.

920809, Lyon Co, KY, WSEK.  Several plots containing 7500 marijuana plants were
spotted from a State Police helicopter in Lyon county Kentucky.  They were 
mile east of the Cumberland River &  mile south of I-24.

920809, Clay Co, KNN.  Marijuana claims another young victim.  Melissa K
Cotton (20) of Patterson, New Jersey, a Ft Campbell soldier, is killed in Clay
Co, KY, as part of The Governor's Marijuana Task Force (GMTF).  She was a
passenger in a fuel tanker truck which ran off the road.  The shoulder
collapsed, and the truck rolled down a hill and into a tree.  The truck was in
the area supporting helicopters searching for marijuana.  The claim was made on
several newscasts that "The Army is not heavily involved in marijuana
eradication".  The GMTF score so far this year is about a half million plants.

920810, McCreary Co, KY.  The Sheriff stops a car and finds a pound a marijuana
in it on the Hogue Creek Road.  This was a setup.

920812, Clinton Co, KY, WFLW.  State Police yesterday arrested 14 criminals in
Clinton and surrounding counties on drug trafficking charges in a continuation
of a three year investigation into the Marijuana Clearinghouse.  See 911002.
The only Wayne County arrestees are Jackie Roberts of Windy on two charges of
cocaine trafficking and James L Bookout of Windy on one charge of marijuana
trafficking.  Most are from Albany.

920813, Louisville, KY, KET(WHAS).  A cocaine operation grossing $4.5 million
per week for the past three years is busted.  Arrested were Chauncey Turner
(25) and associates.  The drug route was from Los Angeles CA to Birmingham AL
to Louisville KY.

920821, Rockcastle & Jackson Counties, KY, WKXO.  The Rockcastle County Sheriff
harvested 200 large marijuana plants near Mullens Station.  In Jackson County,
22 plants were found on rental property of Donald Turner, 122 in Forest Service
land, and 58 near Southern Pine.

920824, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  Thomas Farmer was arrested for marijuana
cultivation in a raid on his home at West Bridge (?) by The Sheriff Friday.
Booby Coomer was arrested for marijuana cultivation in a raid by the sheriff on
his home at Eadsville Saturday.

920825, Floyd Co, KY, KNN.  Floyd County Kentucky Deputy Sheriff Larry Newsome
(45) plea bargains guilty to one of five counts of drug trafficking.  He was
charged with selling pills to an undercover agent.  This must have happened a
while ago, since a trial was scheduled for tomorrow.

920826, Louisville, KY, many including KNN, KET, WLKY, WAVE, WHAS.  Four law
officers are arrested on charges of violating the civil rights of Ricky Lee
Pardu by planting cocaine and a silenced pistol in his car.  Jefferson County
Deputy Sheriff Ron Pike was the mastermind of the operation.  Saint Regis
Police Captain Gary Epperly was the operations chief, and Saint Regis Policeman
James Goodman his assistant.  They were hired by Jefferson County Deputy
Sheriff George Tingley, who supplied the cocaine.  Pardu was arrested by
Epperly and Goodman on 1 Nov 90.  David Tingley, Charles Bookout, and John
Bursoe were also involved.  Epperly and Goodman were also questioned in the
murder of State Policeman Johnny Eddrington with his own gun in Laurel County,
but have not been charged.  Pardu was believed because he was an informant
passing information on activities of Special Security Services, an operation of
the officers located on the Rest Haven Cemetery property.  See 910108 & 930320.

920827, Detroit, MI, Paul Harvey.  Detroit Police Chief William Hart is
sentenced to 10 years for embezzlement and tax evasion for stealing millions of
dollars which was supposed to have been used for undercover drug buys.

920829, Clinton Co, KY, KNN.  Anthony Seratto is sentenced to 70 months for
marijuana trafficking.  Not mentioned was his occupation (city cop) or the
disposition of charges of use of a firearm in the commission of conspiracy to
traffic in illegal drugs.

920831, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  On Wednesday 1410 marijuana plants were discovered
by Sheriff's deputies in Kidder and Sunnybrook.  On Thursday, 1180 plants were
discovered in Eadsville.  The total this season is 30,000.

920902, Nancy, Pulaski Co, KY, WSEK.  Tracey Lee Meadows (33) is arrested with
4.4 oz marijuana and paraphernalia on advice of a confidential informant.

920902, Mercer Co, KY, WSEK.  The count is now given as 80,000 plants ranging
in height from 4 to 15 feet, and another 98,000 plants of unknown dimensions
found on the Zane & Carolyn Leeds farm.  The government is taking the farm,
worth $400,000 but no charges have been filed nor is there any evidence that
Leeds knew of the crop.  However, this is unnecessary.

920902, Sunnybrook, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  On Tuesday, 200 more marijuana plants
were discovered at Sunnybrook.

920905, Breathitt Co, KY, KNN.  The Breathitt County KY Sheriff seized 700
pounds of marijuana, plus the money, guns & cars.

920911, Clay County, KY.  Vicki ____ wins $70K lawsuit against Clay County jail
for a BCS.  While six months pregnant, her anus and vagina were searched with
the same unlubricated glove.  No contraband, but a nice infection anyway.

920911, Wayne Co, KY, WSFC.  Dwight McGuinnes is arrested for marijuana
cultivation in a home raid by the Sheriff.

920911, Russell & Pulaski Co, KY, WSEK.  Frank "P D" Coe (45) was arrested
after giving less than eight ounces of marijuana to an undercover agent.  James
Russell West (57) of Eula Branch Road was arrested after marijuana over five
plants was spotted by air near his house.

920911, KY, KNN.  As of last week, the GMTF score was 670K.

920914, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  08, KSP-GMTF 11 plots, 1000 plants, Dry Hollow; 1
plot, 13 plants, in Monticello at the junction if Warsham Lane & The Bypass.
09, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  KSP-GMTF 4 plots, 180 plants, Rt 200 four miles from
TN; 11 plots, 1404 plants, Dry Hollow.  10, 9 plots, 287 plants, Rt 287.  11,
16 plots, 1600 plants, Dry Hollow.  14, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  KSP-GMTF 1 plot,
62 plants, undisclosed location.

920916, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  Grand Jury indictments for Jack Lewis Roberts for
cocaine trafficking & about 8 for assorted marijuana charges.

920918, Leslie Co, KY, KNN.  In a exciting helicopter assault on a strip mine,
the KMTF swooops in to arrest three criminals in a marijuana patch.  WSEK on 19
gave them as Randall Tackett (60), Randy Tackett (36) [relationship
undisclosed], both of Kemper [Leslie Co?]; and Johnny Lee Hull (42) of Mt Gay,
WV were arrested and charged with conspiracy to produce marijuana plants.  Also
146 plants were found near the dam at Fishtrap Lake in Pike Co.  Also James
Hope of Lancaster was arrested with 1500 plants growing indoors at his home.

920919, KY, KET.  The total this year for indoor busts by GMTF is 55.

920930, KY, WMKZ.  Drug profits of $377,000 are distributed to Kentucky
lawmen.  The biggest haul is $243,000 to Clay County for harvesting $400,000
and two bags of pot in a traffic stop.  Also $9,000 to Lexington.

920930, Marion Co, KY, KNN.  Five of seven members of the Cornbread Mafia plead
guilty, including Joe O'Daniel (34) and his brother Dennis O'Daniel (38) both
of Bowling Green; Andrew Bradey (37) of Raywick; Terry Ford of Lebanon; and
another from Lebanon.

920930, Henry Co, KY, KET, KNN.  A harvest of one thousand plants in Henry
County causes GMTF to break the record, tho it is unclear just what record is
being broken.  It may be for the most marijuana harvested in a state, or it may
be the old Kentucky record.  The amount harvested to date is variously given as
840K, nearly one million, and 900K.

921002, Shelby Co, KY, KNN.  Another 450 marijuana plants are discovered by
GMTF in Shelby County, Kentucky.  This farm was leased by Tim Roberts.  He had
also leased the farm in Henry County on which 1000 marijuana plants were
harvested yesterday.  Three men and a boy were arrested in this raid.

921014, Ohio, WMKZ.  The DEA recently disclosed that Zane Leeds built a house
in Ohio valued at $425,000.  Paid in cash.  On one occasion the contractor was
paid with $30,000 in a paper bag after Mr Leeds made a trip to Kentucky.
Perhaps the 178,000 marijuana plants found on his farm were not an accident.

921019, Monticello, KY, WFLW.  Danny Braden of Indianapolis, IN was arrested
for marijuana trafficking on Saturday.

921019, Russell Springs, KY, KNN.  90 pounds of processed marijuana was
confiscated near Russell Springs Kentucky and six men were arrested.  Four were
Mexicans, one a Cuban, and one Good Ol Boy.

921020, Hardin Co, KY, KNN 300 marijuana plants were found in Hardin Co, KY on
a confidential tip.  Another 5,000 plants were found hanging in a barn and
attributed to Glenn Moore (48) of Corbin.  Moore claims to use the land only
for occasional hunting, and knows nothing of any marijuana.

921020, Lexington, KY, KNN.  City worker Gary Wayne Brown was arrested with
four pounds of cocaine.

921021, Glasgow, Barren Co, KY, WKYU.  In the second drug roundup this year
Glasgow arrested 20 assorted cocaine & marijuana dealers.

921022, Jackson Co, KY, KNN.  In a case of a thousand marijuana plants grown in
the Daniel Boone National Forest, Kevin & ?  & Earl Gene Rose plead guilty?

921030, Jessamine Co, KY, WSEK.  Former Jessamine County Sheriff Steven Roy
Walker, is given a one year diversion in lieu of a retrial on 35 counts in 1989
of illegally obtaining pain killers.  This means that if Sheriff Walker stays
clean for a whole year that his record will be wiped clean.  Carl Forster,
judge.

921131, Somerset, Pulaski Co, KY, WSEK.  Apparently there was a big coordinated
drug bust in Somerset with 97 criminals.  Later information dubbed this as
Operation SomerSweep II.  This operation netted 196 felony drug trafficking
warrants for 34 criminals.  The original SomerSweep had yielded 68 criminals.

921104, Louisville, KY, KET-WHAS.  A half million dollars worth of marijuana
was found in Louisville, and four criminals were arrested.  220 pounds of
processed and bricked marijuana at $2000 per pound were reputed to be imported,
probably from Mexico.  Aggressive action has raised the cost of an ounce bag of
pot from $100 to $300 in recent years.

921105, Louisville, KY, KET.  An elaborate marijuana growing operation was
found behind a false wall in the basement of a Cane Run home in south
Louisville.  Danny & Sheila Thompson were arrested and 140 marijuana plants
valued at $200,000 were seized.  The four criminals accosted yesterday were
arraigned today.  Police found 85 one pound packs of marijuana in one home.

921106, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  Danny Pazzoli of Eadsville was raided by the
Sheriff.  A 9mm pistol, $1400, drug paraphernalia, and two pounds of marijuana
were seized.

921110, Slate Branch Road, Pulaski Co, KY, WMKZ.  Phillip D Eller (55) of
Bertram Ave, Monticello, Lena Carol Yanders (33) and David Wayne Yanders (32)
locals were arrested for cocaine trafficking etc.

921110, Louisville, KY, KET.  David Tingley turns state witness against his
brother Deputy Sheriff George Tingley in their conspiracy to plant cocaine on
an informant.

921110, Kentucky, WKYU.  In 1992 the 17 agencies of the Kentucky GMTF scored
900,000 plants, 9,000 plots, 401 criminals, evaluated at $1.3 billion.

921112, Kentucky, KNN.  The Governor's Marijuana Task Force score is 905,000
plants.  The biggest take was 180,000 in Mercer county.  The harvest was worth
$1,300,000,000.  The cost was between $10,000,000 and $12,000,000, most of
which was supplied by the Federal government.

921113, Erlanger, KY, KNN & WSEK.  Inspector David Woods (42) of the Erlanger,
KY (suburb of Cincinnati, OH) police was arrested for selling confiscated
drugs.  The East Kentucky Task Force of DEA, FBI, KSP, ETC, charged Inspector
Woods with drug trafficking and theft of government property after a five to
six month investigation.

921116, Martin Co, KY, WSEK.  James McCoy (44) of Ohio and Norma Blackburn (55)
of Beauty, KY, were arrested for drug trafficking by Kentucky State Police.
Over five pounds of marijuana plus several other schedule whatzits were seized.

921116, Monticello, KY.  Norman Upchurch (49) was arrested by the Monticello
Police Department with 18.5 pounds of marijuana valued at $37,000.

921123, Whitesburg, Letcher Co, KY, WKYU, KNN.  Circuit Court Judge Larry
Collins was arrested on five bribery charges for taking $7,000 and some
marijuana in return for protection of a marijuana dealer.  This came after a
one year Grand Jury investigation.  When Judge Collins took over his office in
January 92, he immediately dismissed a Grand Jury which was investigating
corruption.

921212, Louisville, KY, KNN.  A drug sweep in Louisville, KY, catches 24 drug
dealers, including a Jefferson County Deputy Sheriff.  Deputy Gerald LaMotte
Gray was charged with two counts of marijuana trafficking.  Also paraquat has
just been declared safe and efficacious for use on homegrown marijuana.

921214, Bardstown, Nelson Co, KY, KNN, KET(32).  A local marijuana ring was
destroyed by BATF agents with the arrest of 16 criminals, mostly in Bardstown.
Included were William Nalley (25) and Wilmsett of Nalley & Wilmsett truck
sales.  A total of about 500 pounds of marijuana was moved from production in
Nelson County to a sales outlet at The Old Louisville Dog Salon.  The break
came in 91 with discovery of the outlet.  Police also got to keep two cars,
$35,000 in cash, and some assorted weapons, including a machine gun found in
the possession of Criminal Wilmsett.

921214, WFLW.  According to a DEA report, Wayne County ranks as the 9th county
in terms of the amount of cultivated marijuana harvested by the Governor's
Marijuana Task Force in the past four years.  The four year total for the
Federally Funded GMTF is 84,810 plants killed.  High ranking counties were
Leslie, Owsley, Clay, Monroe.  The rank of states in the 87 to 91 period was
HI, MO, KY, TN, KS, OK, CA, AR, NB, GA.  Kentucky marijuana is reputed to be
some of the most potent in the country.  In 91 and 92, Kentucky was the leading
state in the country for the number of cultivated marijuana plants destroyed by
DEA forces.

921218, Comment on Kentucky, KET.  ?  Estep of Lexington Herald-Leader says
that the value of the marijuana crop has been forced below the value of the
tobacco crop in Kentucky this year, which is 900M$.  During the 80's, marijuana
was usually of more value than tobacco, 1B$ in some years.  Most is produced in
southeastern Kentucky, Clay, Leslie, Laurel, Harlan, Whitley, McCreary, Wayne,
Clinton counties.  Prices this year are $1200 to $2600 per pound.  Judge
Collins has been suspended with pay after continuing to hold court after his
arrest on bribery charges.  Al Smith speculates as how the drug trade has
caused a lot of corruption.

921221, Pike Co, KY, WSEK.  In another Federally funded drug sweep, 89
criminals are indicted in the Pikeville, KY, area.  Crimes are possession and
low level dealing of marijuana & LSD.  In another separate action, three
criminals were arrested in McGoffin Co on marijuana trafficking charges.

921226, Russell Co, KY, WSEK.  Matthew Gene Roy, Russell Co KY Magistrate is
arrested in Lake Charles, LA, for marijuana trafficking in a "routine" traffic
stop.

921230, Eastern KY, KNN.  The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Operation
Walking Short convictions of five Eastern Kentucky cops on assorted drug
trafficking conspiracy charges.  It does admit that maybe the punishment of
Omer Noe was too harsh.

921231, Lexington, KY, KNN.  Lexington City worker Gary Wayne Brown and ?
Barry were convicted of cocaine trafficking.

9212??, Pulaski Co, KY, WSEK.  Mike Cowan & others were convicted of drug
trafficking.  LeRoy Hunter was sentenced to five years for marijuana and LSD
trafficking.

930112, South Africa, Paul Harvey.  Police have confiscated 583 million tons of
marijuana in South Africa, or 16 tons per head.  Presumably in 1992.  That
exceeds even the production of Kentucky!

930118, Marion Co, KY, KNN.  James Gregory Benningfield of Marion County was
killed in what police claim to be a domestic argument.

930126, Perry Co, KY, KNN.  State Police have bought 800 hits of LSD over a
period of 6 months from an unnamed criminal.  Also I think that there was a
another big drug criminal roundup in Lexington recently.

930128, Lexington, KY, KET.  Former Lexington Police Officer Danny Murphy has
his charges of use of a machine gun while drug trafficking overturned in the
6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, OH.  He still is in prison for
murdering his wife.

930212, Richmond, KY, WMKZ.  In the biggest cocaine bust in the state [??],
Wendell Dale Roberts was arrested at his home 16 miles south of Richmond, KY.
Two pounds of cocaine valued at $29,700; 8 to 10 pounds of marijuana valued at
$20,000; $3000 in cash; scales; firearms; and vehicles were seized.

930217, Mt Sterling, KY, KNN.  Seven drug criminals were arrested in Mt
Sterling, KY, and another nine are being sought after an eight month undercover
investigation.

930217, Kentucky, WSEK.  The Mt Sterling bust apparently was in addition to
Operation CUPID (Corralling Undesirable Persons Involved in Drugs) which has
netted warrants statewide for 661 criminals who sold drugs to undercover state
police.  The State Police Commissioner (not Butch Campbell) states that this is
the second major street level drug bust in less than a year, proving how
serious the State Police are about drugs.  142 of the warrants are for
criminals lured to within 1000 yards (or is it feet?  it changes even within
the same newscast.) of a school.

930218, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  According to State Trooper Larry Morrow, three
criminals were arrested in Monticello, Wayne County, KY, in Operation CUPID.
They are: Pam Poore of 306 Davis St; Sheila Hardwick of Bell Subdivision; and
Roger G Crabtree of Fair Street; all charged with marijuana.  The Operation
netted 881 charges for 661 criminals, of which 359 were misdemeanors and 522
were felonies, which included 142 for criminals lured to within 1000 yards
(it's yards now) of a school.  A total of $98,502 was spent by the state police
on drugs, which is $112 per buy.

930209, Beattyville, Lee Co, KY, WMKZ.  Beattyville Chief of Police Omer Noe of
Lee County, KY, is resentenced to 12 years 7 months in prison for his part in
in the Operation Walking Short drug smuggling.  The Appeals judge was Eugene
Siler, who had originally tried Noe.  Not that Noe doesn't deserve another 12
consecutive life sentences for hypocrisy, but has a judge ever overturned
himself on appeal?

930225, Louisville, KY, KNN.  Jefferson County policeman Ron Pike is convicted
of possession of two automatic weapons.  No mention of any connection with his
planting drugs and weapons on Ricky Lee Pardu who was informing on their
security service.  See 920826.  WSEK says that the trial for drug planting is
scheduled for April 6.

930226, Lebanon, KY, KNN.  Three State Troopers bound and robbed Garry
Mattingly and family near Lebanon, Marion County, KY.  The authorities say that
the armed robbers were actually phoney state police.  There may be no
connection, but the name Mattingly is famous in marijuana production.  See
820000 & 920120.

930313, Monticello, KY, WFLW.  Timmy & Marty Harriman were arrested in their
home for cultivating marijuana, possession of marijuana, and bootlegging by The
Sheriff yesterday.

930318, Lexington, KY, KET.  Former Lexington, KY, police officer Danny Murphy
is convicted of possession of a pistol while marijuana trafficking and
sentenced to five years in prison.  He was formerly acquitted of possession of a
machine gun while engaged in his moonlight business.  See 930128 & 910719 &
900822 & 900820 & 900816 & 900608.

930120, St Regis, KY, WKYU.  St Regis Police Captain Epperly pleads guilty to
planting drugs to facilitate the arrest of an inconvenient criminal.  It is
unclear whether this concerns the case of David Trigley or that of Ricky Lee
Pardu.  See 920826 & 910108.

930409, Lexington, KY, KET.  Former (fired in 1979 for insubordination after 8
years of service) Lexington Police Officer Bill Canan is arrested by Federal
Marshals on charges of drug trafficking and intimidation of a witness.  Officer
Canan allegedly bought 24 oz of cocaine and then threatened to kill Robert
Scott, his supplier turned Federal Witness, if he squealed.  This is part of an
investigation ongoing for 1 years.  Police Chief Walsh vows that he is
"finally gonna clean up the Good Ole Boy Network" [his words].  See 850912.

930410, Somerset, KY, WSEK.  In yet another Somerset drug sweep, 45 criminals
and 5 cars are arrested on 39 felony and 6 misdemeanor counts of drug
trafficking.  Of these, 24 are for marijuana, 9 for cocaine, 1 for crack, 2 for
LSD, and 9 for prescription drugs.

930416, Covington, KY, WSEK.  Undercover Narcotics Officer Randy Sebastian is
charged with perjury for lying to obtain a search warrant on Dr Patricia
Canfield.  Officer Sebastian resigned when confronted.

930416, Lexington, KY, WSEK.  Ella Flynn, mother of Melanie Flynn who was
disappeared under mysterious circumstances in 1977, claims police ineptitude &
indifference.  Mrs Flynn claims that she gave police many details of names,
places, times, etc, which were ignored.  She also claims that part of the case
file was disappeared.  Chief Walsh denies all these false allegations.  This
re-surfaced upon the arrest of Bill Canan former Lexington Police Officer on
cocaine trafficking charges.  Rumors at the time of Melanie Flynn's
disappearance were that she knew too much about drug trafficking.  See 850912,
870112, 871123, 890225, 900820, 930409, Sally Denton, The Bluegrass Conspiracy,
Doubleday, 1990.

930421, Lexington, KY, KET.  Former Lexington Kentucky Police Officer Bill
Canan is indicted on 14 counts.  Charges include drug possession and
distribution in '88, possession of a fake DEA ID, and possession of a pen gun and
machine gun.  His lawyer is Fred Peters.  One of the character witnesses at the
bail hearing was the same as for Danny Murphy.  (See 900608, 900816, 900820,
900822, 910719, 930128, 930318).  The Judge had enuf sense not to pay any
attention to him this time.  Officer Canan is ajudged to be a danger to the
community and an escape risk.

930527, Russell County, KY, KNN.  After a lengthy Federal investigation, 26
pounds of Mexican marijuana, records, and $12,300 were captured at the Cardo
(Carl Doe) Wilson auto dealership.

930528, Duvall Valley, Clinton County, KY, WMKZ.  4071 marijuana plants were
destroyed.

930528, Christian County, KY, WKYU.  Sheriff William Dillard has his conviction
overturned on appeal.  Thus he really did not partake in cocaine trafficking or
take bribes for protection of the drug industry in his dominion.  See 900118,
900823, 901011.

930528, Lexington, KY, KET, 36.  Four people are arrested for importation of
cocaine from Chicago in kilogram quantities.

930529, Albany, KY, KNN.  Jerry Mason (44) was arrested in a marijuana patch of
3700 plants located nine miles north of Albany, KY.

930529, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  1157 marijuana plants approximately two feet tall
were found at Denneys Gap, just off from the Brammer Hill Road.

930531, Louisville, KY, WMKZ.  Marijuana abuse claims another life.  Thomas
Mudd, Jr, (34) choked to death on a bag of marijuana after his arrest by
Louisville, KY, police.

930531, Kentucky, WKYU.  So far this year in Kentucky, The Guvner's Marywanna
Strike Farce has captured over 10,000 plants in 75 plots, 200 pounds of
processed marijuana, and 80 criminals.

930600??, Monticello, KY.  Lonnie Prince charged with 1238 marijuana plants and
Bobby Prince with 34 plants.  Grand Jury?

930601, KY, KNN.  The 1992 GMTF score was almost one million plants and almost
600 criminals.

930601, Ossier, Floyd Co, KY, KNN.  Marijuana claims another young life!  Shawn
Fader (19) was shot and killed by three marijuana thieves (Martin & Blackburn)
while chasing them out of his pot patch.

930611, Monticello, KY, WSFC.  KSP choppers found 27 marijuana plants growing
in 8 plots on Beech Street.  Randall Matthews (34), Nancy Matthews (48) and Larry
Klingman (24) were the presumed guilty residents.

930612, Louisville, KY, KNN.  Carl Campbell was arrested with an elaborate
indoor marijuana growing operation.  It was located in part of a auto body
shop, accessed by turning a secret clothes rod in the closet.

930616, Eubank, KY, WSEK.  Pamela Marie Fox (36) and ?  (24) were arrested in
Eubank KY for less than five marijuana plants growing near their home.

930618, Somerset, KY, WKYU but not WSEK.  Somerset city police are turned down
for a state grant of $500,000 for drug enforcement.  The reason given was that
they were not cooperating with surrounding agencies.  Somerset has a population
of 10,649 which is $47 per person (not all of which are drug offenders).

930619, Lexington, KY, WMKZ.  In a big Lexington cocaine bust, 12 are indicted
for running a several kilogram per month cocaine business.  In addition to the
drugs and money, police also appropriated 10 cars, one boat, three houses, a
350 acre farm, and one Bearded Seal Restaurant.  Arrests were also made in
Chicago and Los Angeles.  The sources were Chicago, LA, and Florida.  The
cocaine was distributed from Lexington to Louisville, Cincinnati, and Somerset.

930620, Somerset, KY, WSEK.  Mr & Mrs Fletcher are arrested for felony
cultivation of marijuana.

930623, Wayne Co, KY, WKYM.  KSP choppers found 5,000 plants in 20 plots on
Highway 200 of Wednesday, 2281 plants in 19 plots eight miles west of
Monticello and 2906 plants in 8 plots along Highway 90 on Thursday.  The GMTF
take thru Monday in Wayne County is 10,873.

930624, Paducah, KY, WKYU.  Captain William Gorden of the Narco Squad is fired
for recording and reporting corruption in the drug unit by city manager
Pennington.  A whistle blower lawsuit is filed.

930626, Catletsburg, KY, WMKZ.  Timothy Woods (39), a Kentucky Department of
Forestry Ranger, is arrested for cultivation of marijuana, tending a patch on a
hillside, while on duty in uniform.

930628, Lexington, KY, KET(WTVQ).  The legal take of the Lexington Police from
drug dealers is almost a half million dollars.  91, $200,000; 92, $191,000;
93, ?

930629, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  The score for the London State Police District is
262 plots and 26,137 plants captured.  Of these, 18,916 were in Wayne County.

930629, Parnell, Wayne Co, KY, personal observation DPB and conversation with
Earl McGuire.  Major marijuana harvest of 30+ plots.  After weeks of helicopter
searches, today the helicopters went directly to the plots, hovered for a few
minutes while ground crews in humvees crashed around in the community.  22
plots were observed from the yard of Earl McGuire.  A downed Army helicopter
was being loaded onto a truck near the Piney Woods Mission, but the soldiers
were uncommunicative.

930629, Mt Victory, Pulaski Co, KY, personal observation by DPB & conversation
with Rainbow leaders.  In a demonstration of Federal Power, GMTF finds six
marijuana plants growing in the vicinity of the Rainbow Family national
gathering, and invades with helicopters and humvees.

930630, KY, KNN.  The GMTF score is 100,000+ plants and 200+ criminals.

930702, Wayne Co, KY, WKYM.  Terry Sexton & Rick Sexton were arrested with 232
plants on the Frisbee Road.  Also 272 plants were captured in Mt Pisgah & Murl.

930713, Southern Indiana, KET.  In six counties in Southern Indiana near
Louisville, KY, the score is 8,000 plants worth $8 million [the ones shown were
worth about three joints each] and 40 criminals arrested.

930716, Lexington, KY, KET.  Former Lexington Police Officer and accused
cocaine trafficker Bill Canan has his 13 counts dropped to 6 counts.
Apparently he is still charged with threatening to kill a confidential
informant.  See 850912, 930409

930718, Wayne Co, KY, personal conversation with Billy Brusewitz.  The GMTF has
harvested 20,000 marijuana plants in the Chestnut Grove area.  This is
supposedly more than the rest of the state.  [This contradicts 930630].  Local
growers are supposedly replanting as fast as the Army pulls it out.

930721, Monticello, KY, WFLW.  Larry Klingerman, Nancy Matthews, and Randall
Matthews are indicted on marijuana cultivation charges.  Terry Sexton and Ricky
Sexton are also indicted for marijuana cultivation.

930721, Jackson Co, IN, KET.  A big cocaine bust in the Jackson County,
Indiana, area nets Ted Melencamp on two counts of cocaine sales.

930722, Monticello, KY, WFLW.  Doil Humble is arrested on his Mt Pisgah farm
with a search warrant for marijuana by the Sheriff.

930722, Paducah, KY, WSEK.  The Western Kentucky Narcotics Unit "needs to
restore credibility", and be moved out of Paducah city hall.  The corruption
ridden operation was funded by $220K in state money and $73K in local taxpayer
extortions.

930723, Louisville, KY, WHAS-KET.  Louisville, KY, police officers Ron Pike and
James Goodman are convicted of planting cocaine on a Federal informant, George
[wasn't it Ricky Lee?] Pardu.  George Tingley was found not guilty.
See 920826, 930225

930725, KY, WSEK.  This year is running well ahead of previous years for the
Governor's Marijuana Task Farce.  The score so far is 125,000 plants for the
state of Kentucky.  For 92, the final score was 911,000 and for 91 the score
was 824,088.  So far this year 225 criminals have been arrested, compared with
558 for all of 92.  Kentucky was the leading state in marijuana cultivation for
86, 91, and 92.

930726, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  The count in Wayne County last week was 885 plants
in 12 plots located 8 miles south of 1288 and 9056 plants in 57 plots in the
Post Eleven (I think that this means London State Police) area.

930802, Danville, KY, WSEK.  In what is claimed to be the biggest cocaine bust
in Eastern Kentucky, several thousand dollars worth of cocaine was seized at
Danville, KY.  Arrested were Jerry Wilburn (34) of Junction City, George Buddy
Menick (42) of Danville and James Scott (30) of Danville.

930802, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  Sheriff Jim Hill harvested 449 marijuana plants at
Slickford and Wright Hollow on Friday.

930803, Danville, KY, WTVQ-KET.  Buddy Menick [Merrick?]is arrested again and
two kilograms of cocaine are found in his house.  He is purported to be The
Kingpin of Kentucky cocaine.  [Doubtful, but possibly the biggest operator
outside of the Lexington Police Force]

930803, Ritner, KY, personal observation, DPB.  GMTF helicopters sporadically
searched within earshot thruout the day.  Hunting behavior below 100 feet
elevation was seen on the north side of Jones Hollow about a half mile upstream
from the mouth, and over Dean Phillips' house.  There was much more helicopter
traffic (~20 overflights) than normal (~2 overflights).  There appeared to be
some activity on both sides of the county line, as contrasted with previous
years.

930804, Ritner, KY, personal observation, DPB.  GMTF activity moved downstream
to the Freedom area, much out of hearing.  The Findley fields were overflown
several times.

930804, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  Last week's take by GMTF was 2600 plants in 29
plots, found 15 miles west of Monticello, along road 1008, and along route
200.  The total in the London State Police Post (presumably the "Post Eleven
Area") was 12,000 plants.

930806, Harlan Co, KY, WMKZ.  Howard Taylor, Harlan County Kentucky Jailor, is
accused of stealing two pounds of marijuana from the Sheriff's evidence room.

930806, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  The Sheriff found 506 marijuana plants in the
Steele Hollow area of Griffen and at Slickford.

930806, Shelbyville, KY, KET-WTVQ.  Lloyd Jacob Ort of California is arrested
on a confidential tip.  Fifty pounds of processed marijuana was found in his
pickup truck by Shelbyville police.  Does the tipster get his pot back?

930809, Mt Vernon (later given as Brodhead), Rockcastle Co, KY, KNN.  Gary
Shepherd (45) was shot several times in the head and chest and killed in his
yard.  GMTF helicopters landed in his back yard, where Shepherd held them off
for seven hours with an "assault type weapon" before they decided to kill him.
Der Gestapo ist defunct; long live the DEA.  I wonder if this is the same Gary
Shepherd who used to be my neighbor in Dry Valley?

930811, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  The Sheriff harvested 264 pot plants at Elk Ridge
and Cooper yesterday.

930812, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  GMTF score for the week ending 09 Aug are 41 plots
with 3761 plants in Wayne County and 111 plots with 6605 plants in the London
district.  The breakdown included 2 plots with 287 plants on Route 200, 13
plots with 443 plants and 5 plots with 1128 plants.

930813, Monticello, KY, WMKZ.  Glen Cole was arrested for having some
undisclosed number of marijuana plants present in his backyard on Columbia Ave,
Monticello.

930818, Monticello, KY, WFLW.  Gorden T Cowan, Glen Cole (Coil?) and Doil
Humble are indicted by the grand jury for "planting and cultivating marijuana
for the purpose of sale".  Psychic cops.

930819, Laurel Co, KY, WMKZ.  FBI Confidential Informant Robert Foley is to go
on trial for the murder of Rodney (Robert) Vaughn and Harry Lynn Vaughn after
being released from other murder charges upon request by FBI Handler Ron Poole.

930819, Louisville, KY, WKYU.  The sentence of David Tingley was ruled too
lenient, even tho he testified for The State.  David Tingley had turned State
Witness against his brother Deputy Sheriff George Tingley in his trial for
planting drugs on another narc.

930820, Hardin Co, KY, WSEK.  On a confidential tip, police have discovered
approximately 50,000 cultivated marijuana plants and 250,000 to 500,000 wild
marijuana plants in an overgrown twenty acre pasture 16 miles southwest of
Elizabethtown, Hardin County, KY.  No one was present when to police arrived.
Prior to this discovery, the GMTF take was almost 400 criminals and over
400,000 plants for the year.

930820, Whitesburg, Letcher Co, KY, WSEK.  Circuit Court Judge Larry Collins
decides to plead guilty to bribery for taking marijuana to protect drug
dealers, among other indiscretions.

930823, Griffen, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  The Sheriff and KSP found 321 marijuana
plants at Griffen last Friday.

930824, Mt Pisgah, Wayne Co, KY, WMKZ.  The Sheriff and KSP harvested 640
marijuana plants in the Mt Pisgah area.  The total this year for the county is
60,000.  It is unknown whether this includes the GMTF take.

930824, Whitley City, KY, WFLW.  Allen James M'Haffy (38) of Pason AZ was
arrested when he appeared to take delivery of 800 pounds of cheap furrin
marijuana.  The stash was concealed in a 1950 Chevrolet tanker truck being
hauled on a tractor trailer from California.  This Mexican pot sells for $300
per pound in Texas and Arizona, and is imported to blend with the higher priced
Kentucky product.

930824, Frankfort, KY, KNN.  Frankfort State Police arrested nine criminals who
were accused of importing crack from New York City.  The operation was run from
an apartment complex next to the State Police Headquarters.  This gang
supposedly supplied most of the crack in Lexington.

930824, KY, WKYU.  An outfit called "Kentuckians for Freedom, Inc" has been
formed to combat increased militarization of The War on Marijuana.  The head is
given as Mike Dean, a London, KY, lawyer.  Approximately 100 members are
claimed in seven eastern Kentucky counties.  Also, Gary Shepherd, victim of The
War, was given an address of Brodhead, not Mt Vernon.  Gatewood Galbraith
presented some petition against the war to The Guv'ner about 930918.  Sounds
like the same bunch.

930824, Somerset, KY, WSEK.  Glen Ray Roark of Somerset was arrested for
cultivation of marijuana by the Pulaski County Sheriff and ABC.

930824, Whitesburg, KY, KNN.  Letcher County Circuit Court Judge Larry Collins
pleads guilty to bribery for extorting drugs and money from James Braddock.
Several other charges are dropped.

930825, Somerset, KY, WSEK.  Police Chief David Gilbert finally gets his
Multi-County Drug Task Force.  Whitley City has agreed to chip in with $1200
and Pulaski County $35,000.  This will garner $200,000 in Federal money.

930825, New York City, Paul Harvey.  Calling themselves The Morgue Boys (their
meeting place was in an old morgue), 35 of New York City's Finest preyed on
drug dealers, robbing them of cocaine, guns and money.

930831, Paoli, IN, WAVE-KET.  Robert Boxler was killed and James Lett is still
missing after an attempted rip-off of a marijuana patch in Paoli, IN.  Four men
from Beckell, IN, including Boxler and Lett, were surprised in the marijuana
field.  Three shots were fired from a shotgun by an as yet unapprehended guard,
but no pellets were found in Boxler's corpse.  Police claim that the four
hundred marijuana plants are worth a half million dollars.

930831, Louisville, Jefferson Co, KY, WAVE-KET.  George Bishop of southwestern
Jefferson County was killed by marijuana thieves.  Several men from Bullitt
County were charged.

930802, Laurel Co, KY, KNN.  Robert Foley, confidential informant for the FBI,
was convicted of the murder of Rodney and Harry Lynn Vaughn.  The jury did not
believe his claim of self defense.

930905, Paducah, KY, WKYU.  The Western Kentucky Drug Task Force has been found
to have been the subject of "loose management by the Paducah Police".  Some
Kentucky Cabinet Committee has investigated.

930907, Louisville, KY, WSEK.  This year 60 people have been arrested for
marijuana growing indoors in the Louisville area.  The GMTF has arrested 550
criminals and harvested 923,000 illegal weeds this year, presumably for all of
Kentucky..

930907, personal conversation DPB & WEM.  Billy Brumley and associates were
relieved last night of $150,000 in standing marijuana.  The helicopters
overflew the patch thrice, but never saw it.  The guard left at about 11PM and
the theft was noticed the next day.  The patch has been guarded for two
months.  There have been two GMTF invasions of the area; one in late June &
early July, and another in late Aug & early Sep.

930908, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  The GMTF take in Wayne County for the week ending
06 Sep was 3608 plants in 23 plots.  Booty was captured at North Russell Road,
East Hwy 92, and North Hwy 789.

930909, Danville, KY, KET\WTVQ.  Buddy Merrick [Menick?] is on trial for
possession of four pounds of cocaine.  This was purported to be the biggest
cocaine bust in Eastern Kentucky Legislative Zone.

930910, Lexington, KY, KET\WTVQ.  The Bearded Seal trial in in its third day.
Reda Ghazallah (27 or 37) and Abu ShaNab are accused of cocaine trafficking.
Ghazallah was the RingLeader.  ShaNab was the Louisiana connection, and claims
to have thought that he was working for the FBI.  There was no mention of a
Louisiana connection at the time of the arrests.  Nine have pleaded guilty.
The accused are Palestinians, one from Jordan, the other Israel.  A twelfth
person escaped, to (Jordan?).

930914, Adair Co, KY, WFLW.  Anthony D Belcher (33) and Alex D Wethington (34)
were arrested by State Police after ten pounds of [processed?] marijuana was
found in their basement late Sunday.

930914, Wayne Co, KY, WFLW.  The score for the GMTF in the week ending 13 Sep
was: Tuesday, 9 plots with 869 plants; Wed, 16 plots with 369 plants; Thurs, 1
plot with 2710 plants found 12 miles south of Monticello.

930915, Climax, Rockcastle Co, KY, WSEK.  Hunters tripped a boobytrap and
reported anonymously to the Sheriff.  Three plots with 87 plants were found.
The boobytrap was described as a battery and blasting cap (no dynamite).  A
house across the road from the contraband was raided and James F Dewey (39) was
arrested and 195 more marijuana plants were found in a greenhouse under lights.

930916, Letcher Co, KY, WFLW.  Howard Ratliff, Jr (49 or 59) of Kings Creek,
Letcher Co, KY, was arrested while cutting more than 400 marijuana plants in a
field behind his house.  Officer Ratliff is a fifteen year veteran Forest
Ranger.  His uniform is being subjected to forensic analysis to determine if he
wore it in his marijuana patch (apparently a greater crime).

930917, Louisville, Jefferson Co, KY, many.  Jim Greene, former High Sheriff of
Jefferson County, Kentucky, goes for a six month vacation at Maxwell AFB (AL?)
for tax evasion.  Also $128,000 fine.  He seemed bitter about it, complaining
that he had made a deal for no prison time.  He declared that, "My debt to
society will be completely paid after this six months." This contradicts the
three year probation.  All they could make stick to Al Capone was tax evasion,
too.

930920, Lexington, KY, KEY-18.  In the Bearded Seal trial, Reda Ghazallah (27
or 37) was found guilty of cocaine trafficking.  Abu ShaNab was found innocent
of same.

930920, Kansas, KET-18.  Kansas has suffered a 80% drop in marijuana production
due to the summer's flooding.

930922, Monticello, KY, WMKZ.  Grady Pauls indicted by grand jury for 443
marijuana plants.

930923, Kentucky, WMKZ.  There is some sort of scandal in the GMTF.  I only got
part of the story, and it was never repeated.  It apparently relates to
falsification of expenses, not diversion of confiscated property.  Since GMTF
is a federally funded operation, this is a major crime.

931019, Kentucky, WSEK.  In Operation Fall Harvest, Kentucky State Police net
880 criminals on a total of 1331 assorted drug charges.  Of these, 882 charges
are felonies, including 214 for the crime of dealing the wrong kind of drugs to
the wrong kind of informant within a thousand yards (or is it feet?) of a
school.  Two from Wayne County were apprehended; Jerry Bell Poore and Tim
Denney.

931019, Perry Co, KY, WSEK.  In a FBI-KSP joint operation, 150 pounds of
inferior grade Mexican pot was prevented from being admixed with the superior
Kentucky product.  Operations were in Perry, Leslie, and Letcher counties, KY.
The cops were especially impressed by their haul of weapons.

931019, London, KY, WSEK.  Former Lexington, KY, Police Officer Bill Canan's
trial started on 12 Oct.  Today he took the witness stand and swore that he had
never engaged in the trafficking of cocaine!!  More to come, I expect.  See
850912, 930409, 930716.  He was eventually convicted on the cocaine trafficking
and witness intimidation charges & not guilty on the weapons charge.

931021, Kentucky, KNN.  The State (GMTF) marijuana harvest as of the end of
September (why does it take three weeks to add up the numbers??) is 633,000
plants (down some from last year) and 628 criminals (up a bunch).  The value of
the harvest was set at 2.7 billion dollars (Two thousand seven hundred million
dollars).  That's $4000 per plant!  Top counties were Wayne and Leslie.  Also
841 pounds of processed marijuana were confiscated and 63 indoor growing
operations discovered.  The incidence of booby traps and heavy weaponry is up.

931101, Monticello, KY, WMKZ.  Donald Lee Hollars of Race Street was arrested
for marijuana trafficking, possession of a schedule two substance (whatever
that means), and possession of a firearm by a felon.

931104, Kentucky, KET-WAVE.  Joseph Shawn Kelley and three other National Guard
members of GMTF plead guilty to padding their expense accounts in last summer's
War on Drugs.

931108, Evansville, IN, WKYU.  A trial starts today at Vanderburgh Circuit
Court for Richard Witlow (38), an Evansville, IN, narcotics agent.  Witlow is
charged with attempted bribery, attempted theft, and theft.  Witlow solicited
$100,000 to disappear evidence from Harris Roach, father of Tocio Roach, who
was convicted of cocaine trafficking along with his wife.  The FBI was present
at the cash pickup.  Witlow is also accused of stealing $6500, a semiautomatic
pistol, and a gold bracelet while searching the home of Edward Cooper.

931110, Somerset, KY, WSEK.  Somerset police arrested Darrell Haggard (38) for
marijuana and cocaine possession at a routine traffic stop.

931110, Gerrard Co, KY, WSEK.  Kenton Caudill (34) and Hazel Padget (35) were
arrested for selling 5 oz of cocaine for $8500 to an undercover narc.  That's
$61 per gram.

931112, Miami, FL, WMKZ-USA radio.  A stash of cocaine was found in a Miami,
FL, warehouse hidden in religious books.  Four tons of coke was valued at
400M$; $100 per gram.

931113, Whitesburg, Letcher Co, KY, WKYU.  Circuit Court Judge Larry Collins is
sentenced to five years for taking a bribe to protect drug dealers.  Also some
other official has been implicated.  See 921123, 921218, 930820, 930824.

931113, McCreary Co, KY, per comm from Earl McGuire.  Dick Young was arrested
for loaded gun in car, 2 oz marijuana, and a pipe, on Rattlesnake Ridge,
McCreary Co.  He was hauled to Cookeville, TN.

931114, LA, & Corbin & Pineville, KY, WSEK.  A van containing 146 pounds of
Mexican marijuana was stopped in Louisiana.  It took so long to turn the
occupants that the van, confidential informants, marijuana, and a herd of
Federal Agents was loaded aboard an Army C-130 and flown to Corbin, KY, to make
the pickup connection.  Three more criminals from Pineville were arrested at
Corbin.

931114, Mt Vernon, KY, WSEK.  A Grand Jury reccomendation for an investigation
into the murder of Gary Shepherd was rejected because the State Police are
still investigating themselves.  Shepherd's plantation was about 50 plants.  He
was shot in self defense by the SWAT team after less than one hour of
negotiations.  See 930809.

931124, Somerset, KY, WSEK.  Brenda Jean Smith (26) of Dixie Bend and James Lee
Stevens (37) of Mt Zion Road were arrested for possession of marijuana,
paraphernalia, etc.

931201, Lexington, KY, KET.  Six are sentenced in the Bearded Seal cocaine
operation to from 17 months to 6 years.

931210, Louisville, KY, KET.  In what is described as a major LSD raid, six are
arrested in Louisville.  LSD, marijuana, paraphernalia, and $10,000 is cash
were taken.

931213, Morehead, KY, KNN, WSEK etc.  Twelve students charged with assorted
drug trafficking at Morehead State Univ.  This was the result of a State Police
Undercover Operation running since spring semester.

931217, Lexington, KY, KET.  "Randy" Ghazallah, kingpin of the Bearded Seal
cocaine ring, is sentenced to 30 years.  Ten have been previously sentenced,
and more indictments are promised for next year.

931217, Hardin Co, KY, KET.  $293,000 in captured drug money is given to an
assortment of agencies.  The loot was the result of a "routine traffic stop" in
Hardin County, KY.

931231, Nigeria, Paul Harvey.  Heroin valued at over one billion dollars was
seized in Nigeria.  The source was Thailand.  If it's over a billion dollars,
Nigeria is "local".

940104, Lexington, KY, KET.  Horrace Inman, 15 year veteran of the Lexington
Police Force, is charged with felony possession of cocaine.  The Police
Department has no further comment.

940106, Lexington, KY, KET.  Four men from Dayton, OH, were accosted with 2 oz
crack cocaine, $2000 in cash, and a 38 pistol at a routine traffic stop on the
interstate.

940128, Knox Co, KY, KNN.  A marijuana greenhouse and three criminals were
apprehended in Knox County, KY, yesterday.  Jack Edward Sears, John Sears, &
John(?) Smith were arrested.  940402, Knox Co, KY, WSEK.  The greenhouse
equipment used by the Sears gang to grow marijuana has been donated to a school
for educational purposes.  The criminals were identified as Jack Sears, Keith
Sears, and ?.

940128, Static, Clinton Co, KY, WFLW, WSEK.  A major amphetamine lab was found
in the basement of a rural house along US127 one mile north of the Tennessee
line.  The Sheriff noticed a car in the yard of a supposedly abandoned house,
and thought that perhaps he could catch a burglar.  Two men claimed to be
repairing floors and plumbing, but the floors did not look refurbished.
Permission was extorted to search the premises, and laboratory equipment was
found in the basement.  Production was stated to be one pound per day at $1800
per ounce.  A great show was made of how dangerous the chemicals are.  An Ohio
hazardous waste outfit will be paid an estimated $10,000 to remove these
chemicals.  Arrested were Karl W Powell (51) and Jerry Beatty (55) of
Jamestown, TN.  The property was owned by Mrs J H Cross of Albany, and leased
to Charles Gross.

940129, Pulaski Co, KY, WKYM.  Danny Paul Poore & Jerry[??] Poore were arrested
yesterday in Pulaksi Co for drug trafficking.

940204, Louisville, KY, KET.  Valley High School Coach George Hudson and 16
others (mostly juveniles) were arrested at a crack house.  7K$ of cash and 2K$
to 4K$ in drugs were seized.

940216, Monticello, KY, WFLW.  Scott Hurt, marijuana possession &
paraphernalia.

940217, Albany, KY, KET.  In what is called the biggest underground marijuana
growing operation in Kentucky history, a growing operation was busted in
Clinton county, 4 miles west of Albany.  Two workers were caught in the raid.
The land owner was Paul Avery.  A criminal conspiracy is evident, because of
the size of the operation.  The TV shots showed a house with a walkin cellar of
about 20 x 30 feet.  Maybe 200 plants two inches tall in pots, and maybe 10
lights on growing plants.  One plant in the foreground looked three feet tall
with mature buds about two inches in diameter.

940218, Albany, KY, KNN & WFLW.  The arrestees are Ricky Lee Daniels (31) &
David Gene Tapley (30).  The volume was one thousand plants and 30 pounds of
processed product, a "multi-million dollar opeation".  The operation was
conducted in two underground greenhouses, enterred thru a 60 foot tunnel from
an unobtrusive toolshed on a 150 acre farm with two lavish houses.  Power was a
generator "the size of a car".  Police have been investigating for two or three
years.  Later info stated that the growing room was constructed from an olympic
size swimming pool with a wall down the middle and covered over.  The police
were alerted by complaints from the neighbors of late night helicopter
landings.  The entrances were spotted by IR helicopter.

940218, Lee County, KY, KNN.  Lee County, KY, Sheriff Brandenburg passes a lie
detector test, proving that he was not responsible for the disappearance of
1650 marijuana plants worth $100,000 [must be real little plants] from
evidence.  This merritted attention because his predecessor was Sheriff Mann,
presently serving time for extortion and cocaine traffficking.

940221, Murl, Wayne Co, KY, WSFC.  Joey Frost was arrested at his home with 6
pounds of marijuana Friday.

940222, Beattyville, Lee Co, KY, WKYU, WSEK.  Lee County Sheriff Douglas
Brandenburg was indicted by a Federal Grand Jury last Friday on charges of
conspiracy to distribute hundreds of pounds of Mexican and domestic marijuana.
Their market was southeastern and eastern United States.  25 others were also
arrested, tho no names were given.  As of 22 Feb, Sheriff Brandenburg was being
held without bond.  The Federal investigation has been ongoing since Sheriff
Mann was caught.  See 940404.

940223, Beattyville, Lee Co, KY, WSEK.  Sheriff Brandenburg is released on
$25,000 bail on drug conspiracy charges.  Strangely, the charges are now
cocaine trafficking.

940225, Nicholasville, KY, KNN.  A mass arrest of drug buyers from the police
in Jessamine County netted 40 criminals, of which 10 were juveniles.

940312, Tateville, KY, WSEK.  Berl Martin Smith and Emma ?  (both 26) were
arrested in a marijuana raid in Tateville, Pulaski County, KY.  The normal
charges of possession, cultivation, paraphernalia.

940312, Hazard, KY, WSEK.  Kentucky State Police Narcotic Officer Mark Lopez is
indicted on five charges of forgery.  What he forged was another officer's
signature on reports on how he used money which was supposed to be used for
undercover drug buys.  He was also reprimanded for taking home (I didn't steal
it!  Honest!!) vehicles seized in drug raids.

940315, Kentucky, WSEK.  The USDEA reports that in 93 Kentucky lead the nation
in the number of marijuana growing arrests with over 1900.  Kentucky was second
in number of plants seized with 645,232.  Hawaii had 779,000.  The Kentucky
harvest was 923,000 in 92, including the monster plantation in Mercer County.
Wayne County lead the state with 71,800.  Leslie, Clay, Perry, and Clinton
followed.

940317, Wayne County, KY, WFLW.  Danny Paul Poore is indicted on a mixed bag of
about 8 marijuana and drug trafficking charges, plus arson.  Also Roger Ramsey,
Dishman, and Gerald Singer for drug trafficking.

940318, Middlesboro, KY, KNN, WKYU, WSEK.  Two Middlesboro, KY, city police and
another former policeman are among eight charged with drug trafficking.  This
is the result of a FBI sting called Operation Broken Shield.  The investigation
started October 92.  Steeley Arlis Barnett and Garrett Russell are the greedy
cops.  Their business included OH, PA, and TN as well as Kentucky.  940401,
WSEK.  The FBI had wiretapped the home phone of Officer Barnett.

940330, Lexington, KY, WSEK.  Five persons were convicted of crack cocaine
dealing in Lexington.  Serita Brookes was the leader of the "First Family".
This was a mid level importing operation, from [New York?].

940331, Lexington, KY, KET.  Seven are arrested in Lexington, KY, for marijuana
trafficking.  This was the result of a two to several month opeation by DEA and
Lexington police.  Imports were from Phoenix in 100 pound lots, every 6 to 10
days.  The TV shot looked like pound sausage rolls.  The criminals were from
Lexington, Arizona, & Texas.  Besides the 100 pounds of marijuana, police took
guns, $25,000 in cash and two vehicles.  First is Charles Chaney (30).

940402, Knox Co, KY, WSEK.  Yesterday, The Judge ruled: The greenhouse
equipment used by the Sears gang to grow marijuana has been donated to a school
for educational purposes.  The criminals were identified as Jack Sears, Keith
Sears, and ?.  940128, Knox Co, KY, KNN.  A marijuana greenhouse and three
criminals were apprehended in Knox County, KY, yesterday.  Jack Edward Sears,
John Sears, & John(?) Smith were arrested.

940404, Madison Co, KY, KET.  Twice convicted murderer and sometimes FBI
Confidential Informant Robert Foley (37) [still 37?] is on trial (moved to
Madison Co) for the murder of four more persons in 89.  [So that's before the
Vaughn murders, & while he was working for the FBI?] Three bodies from Van
Wert, Ohio, Kimberly Bowersocks (20), Lillian Cantini (26), and Jerry McMillan
(36) and one from Laurel Co, KY, Calvin Reynolds (22) were found in the septic
tank on a burnt-out farm near Baldrock in western Laurel County, KY.  On
September of 93, Foley was convicted of murder for disposing of two other
persons who had become inconvenient to his operations.  He was also earlier
convicted in a single murder.  See 911029

940404, Beattyville, Lee Co, KY, KET.  Irvine Shouse (32), a prospective
witness to the theft of pot from the Lee Co jail has unexpectedly become dead.
No other reason for his demise was apparent.  Sheriff Brandenburg is out on
bond on charges of conspiracy to traffic in drugs.  See 940222.

940408, Madison Co, KY, KET.  FBI Confidential Informant Robert Foley refuses
to take to the witness stand in his own defense.  He is convicted on all
counts of murder after 2 hours deliberation.
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