On 02/07/2020, the Dexter Police Department, assisted by the SEMO Drug Task Force, Stoddard County Sheriff’s Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol, conducted a targeted narcotic enforcement sweep in the City of Dexter. The operation began at 1800 hours on 02/07/2020 and concluded at 0600 hours on 02/08/2020. During the operation, Officers conducted 95 traffic stops and conducted 11 residence checks targeting narcotics and drug paraphernalia. During these enforcement stops and residence checks, Officers made 17 custodial arrests and issued 22 citations. The following is a breakdown of the individual arrests made during the operation.
1. Driving while intoxicated
2. Driving while intoxicated
3. Driving while intoxicated (Drugs)
a. Possession of Marijuana
b. Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
c. Failure to register motor vehicle
d. No seatbelt
4. Dexter Municipal Court Warrant
5. Driving while Intoxicated (Drugs)
6. Cape Girardeau County warrant
7. Possession of a controlled substance
8. Possession of a controlled substance
9. Driving with an excessive BAC
a. Driving while revoked
b. Speeding
10. Cape Girardeau County warrant
11. Dexter Municipal Warrant
12. Possession of a controlled substance
a. Tampering with evidence
b. Defective Equipment
13. Possession of a controlled substance
a. Tampering with evidence
14. Missouri Probation and Parole warrant
a. St. Charles County warrant
15. Dexter Municipal Court warrant
16. Driving while intoxicated
17. Dexter Municipal warrant
This operation was conducted as a result of months of narcotics investigations and tips from the public.
The Dexter Police Department would like to thank the agencies who assisted in this enforcement operation and the public who provided the information which led to the arrests of some of these individuals listed above.
Names of those arrested are being withheld pending formal charge requests through the Stoddard County Prosecutor’s Office and further drug investigations.
Captain Joshua T. Benton 913
Dexter Police Department.
