BOYD DRUG ARRESTS Two Men Arrested In Boyd County, Ky. Drug Bust
Reported by: Tiersa Davis
Web Producer: Jeff Morris
Reported: Feb. 15, 2013 11:09 AM EST
Updated: Feb. 15, 2013 2:04 PM EST
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Ashland
, Boyd County
, Kentucky
Two men have been arrested and are facing drug charges in Boyd County, Ky.
Clarence L. Wilkerson, 24, and Abdul M. Wilkerson, 23, both of Ashland, were arrested on Thursday. The Boyd County Sheriff's Department Drug Task Force were investigating the two suspects at an apartment on Dalton Avenue in Ashland, according to a news release from the department. The sheriff's department said an informant with the Drug Task Force made several controlled buys of crack cocaine with the suspects. Officers said they found drugs and money inside the apartment.
The Wilkersons were charged with trafficking crack cocaine.
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