DEWEYVILLE, Texas — Partnering law enforcement agencies and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) made five arrests as a result of an investigation that lasted for more than two years, reports say.
A Newton County Sheriff's Office news release says Friday at 5 a.m., law enforcement agencies executed four search warrants in the Deweyville area.
Investigators seized “distributable amounts” of methamphetamines and other illegal narcotics from the 800 block of County Road 4181 in Deweyville, according to a DPS new release.
Five suspects were transported to the Newton County jail Friday on multiple narcotic related charges.
- Patricia Frazier, 64, Orange
- Scotty Frazier, 20, Orange
- Curtis Pittman, 44, Orange
- Heather Nolan, 30, Orange
- Gaylin Thompson, 42, Orange
The investigation began in June 2017 when special agents started looking into the manufacture and distribution of illegal narcotics in the Deweyville area and surrounding communities, reports say.
DPS Special Agents, Highway Patrol K9, SWAT, SRT and Aircraft Operations, along with the ATF, DEA, FBI, and Newton County Sheriff’s Office, were the law enforcement agencies behind the arrest, a release says.
Eight people are in custody at this time, according to Newton County authorities. All names have not been released yet.
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Newton County Sheriff's Office full release..
At 5:00am Friday December 20, 2019, the Newton County Sheriff’s Office and Department of Public Safety executed four search warrants in the Deweyville area of Newton County.
This was a two-year investigation of Manufacturing and Delivery of Illegal Narcotics in Newton County.
At this time eight subjects are in custody.
Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) full release..
NEWTON COUNTY – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and partnering law enforcement agencies today arrested five suspects and served one search warrant as a result of a 30-month investigation into the manufacture, distribution, and possession of methamphetamines.
The DPS led investigation began in June 2017 when Criminal Investigations Division Special Agents initiated an investigation into the manufacture and distribution of methamphetamines and other illegal narcotics in the Deweyville area and surrounding communities.
As a result of the warrants served, investigators seized a distributable amount of Xanax and other illegal narcotics and 2 weapons (rifle and shotgun) from the 800 Block of County Road 4181.
DPS Special Agents, Highway Patrol K9, SWAT, SRT and Aircraft Operations, along with the ATF, DEA, FBI, and Newton County Sheriff’s Office, arrested the following suspects on several narcotic related charges; they were transported to the Newton County jail:
- Patricia Frazier, 64, Orange
- Scotty Frazier, 20, Orange
- Curtis Pittman, 44, Orange
- Heather Nolan, 30, Orange
- Gaylin Thompson, 42, Orange
