Authorities make meth arrests

The Alcorn Narcotics Unit has arrested two people on charges related to possession of precursor chemicals.
Investigator Darrell Hopkins said narcotics unit officers stopped a blue Chevrolet truck on Tuesday after it was observed stopping at three different local pharmacies and the occupants allegedly taking turns buying items used to manufacture methamphetamine.
Alcorn County Sheriff’s Department K-9 Officer Scott Brown made the traffic stop on U.S. Highway 72 West. Following a brief investigation the driver of the vehicle, Gregory Cates, 35, of 111 Cates Road,
Mantachie and the passenger, Chasity Kay Mars, 35, of 11 County Road 1221, Baldwyn, were both arrested and charged with possession of two or more precursors with intent to manufacture a controlled substance.
Justice Court Judge Steve Little set bond for both suspects at $10,000. A hold was also placed on Cates by the Mississippi Department of Corrections because he was on probation for a prior conviction for manufacturing methamphetamine.

Bama man faces drug charges

An Alabama man faces a drug charge in Alcorn County.
Dewayne Dennis McCarley, 32, of 146 Blue Grass Road, Hackelburg, Ala., was arrested on Wednesday and charged with possession of 15 grams or more of pseudoephedrine with intent to manufacture a controlled substance. Bond was set at $5,000.
Officers with the Alcorn Narcotics Unit received information that a male was purchasing pills at pharmacies to make methamphetamine. Officers found the subject and observed him purchasing pills at different pharmacies, according to Narcotics Investigator Darrell Hopkins.
Officers followed the suspect as he traveled east in a truck on U.S. Highway 72. The camper shell blew off the vehicle into the road, and officers interviewed the driver and found that he had purchased pseudoephedrine.