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Public Information Officer, Mattie Hjelseth at (218) 730-5434 or mhjelseth@duluthmn.gov
SUBJECT: LSDVCTF Execute Search Warrant and Arrest Two Individuals
BY: Mattie Hjelseth, Duluth Police Department Public Information Officer
NATURE OF INCIDENT: Sale of Drugs
CASE NO.: 22081901
INCIDENT DATE: 6/14/2022
INCIDENT TIME: 5:30 p.m.
INCIDENT LOCATION: Tri-Towers
LSDVCTF Execute Search Warrant and Arrest Two Individuals
At approximately 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 14, Lake Superior Drug and Violent Crime Task Force Investigators conducted a search warrant at an apartment in Tri-Towers. During the execution of the search warrant, Investigators located 44-year-old Drabheel Myrick in the bathroom flushing drugs down the toilet. One bag containing 114 grams of methamphetamine was saved. During the search warrant, an additional 40 grams of heroin, $12,461 U.S. dollars, 19 ecstasy pills, and other evidence of drug sales were found and seized.
23-year-old Kenyon Petties was also located outside the apartment with ecstasy pills on him. Petties was arrested and transported to the St. Louis County Jail on pending charges of 5th Degree Possession of Ecstasy. Myrick was booked on pending charges of 1st Degree Sale of Heroin and 1st Degree Sale of Meth.
Nice work by all the Task Force Investigators involved for continuing to keep drugs off our street to provide a safe Duluth for all. If you or a loved one is looking for recovery support services, reach out to the Duluth Police Department’s Substance Use Response Team at (218)-730-4009.
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