GREENUP DRUG CHARGE Greenup County, Ky., Man Charged With Drug Trafficking
Reported by: Tiersa Davis
Web Producer: Jeff Morris
Reported: Jan. 9, 2013 10:34 AM EST
Updated: Jan. 9, 2013 11:23 AM EST
Greenup County Detention Center Photo
Flatwoods
, Greenup County
, Kentucky
A Greenup County, Ky., man was arrested on a trafficking charge after Kentucky State Police said they made an undercover drug buy.
Frank W. Basenback, 25, of Flatwoods was arrested Monday. Investigators arranged to buy oxycodone pills from the suspect, according to a news release from the Kentucky State Police. Troopers said the suspect sold three pills during an illegal transaction. Investigators said they searched his home and seized more than $20,000.
Basenback was charged with trafficking in a controlled substance and was being held at the Greenup County Detention Center.
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