A joint opeation by the CIPD and Tribal ALE resulted in the arrests of two men on drug trafficking charges. Stephen Andrew Shiebler, Jr., 53, and Randall Trent Russell, 32, were both charged in Swain County in connection with this incident in which police confiscated pproximately 238 grams of suspected Methamphetamine, 111 grams of suspected Fentanyl, and 19 grams of suspected Heroin, along with nearly $3,000, and a firearm early Friday morning [Oct. 22] in the Yellowhill Community near US Highway 19.
Cherokee Chief of Police, Josh Taylor praised the team work, including help from K9 Agent Vader and attributed the Qualla Boundary bust to the commitment and courage of all law enforcement involved.
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