Saltillo man facing felony drug trafficking charge
May 16—SALTILLO — The Saltillo Police Department has arrested a Lee County man and seized cash, weapons and a large cache of assorted drugs.
Saltillo police and the North Mississippi Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant on May 11 at a residence in the Ole South Plantation subdivision on the west side of town. According to police, authorities seized $12,613 in cash, six long guns, more than 3 pounds of marijuana, more than 50 marijuana vapes, around 250 hydrocodone pills, around 150 codeine pills, up to 100 Lortabs, and around 100 Adderall pills during the raid.
Timothy Jaye Kendrick, 52, was charged with possession of a Schedule I drug and felony trafficking of a Schedule II drug. The investigation is on-going and more arrests and charges are possible.
Saltillo Police Chief Daniel McKinney said a month-long investigation gathered enough probable to secure the search warrant.
"This is the result of local agencies working together to solve problems in the entire area and not just one city or county," McKinney said. "I am so thankful that the Saltillo Police Department became part of the North Mississippi Narcotic Unit several months ago."
During Kendrick's initial appearance, Justice Court Judge Chuck Hopkins set his bond at $150,000. Kendrick has since been released from the Lee County Jail.
