News Release



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DDCC03-23

March 23, 2005



EMPHASIS: Search Warrant Results in Two Arrests







Captain Ronald K. Replogle, Director of the Division of Drug and Crime Control (DDCC) announces that on March 22, 2005, at approximately 4:10 p.m., members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Group, the Miller County Sheriff's Department, and the Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at 3729 Kaiser Road in Osage Beach, Missouri.



The search warrant was executed as a result of a narcotics investigation initiated by the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Group into the distribution of marijuana in the Lake of the Ozarks area.



As a result of the search warrant, several pounds of marijuana, U.S. Currency, and drug paraphernalia were discovered and subsequently seized. Two females identified as: Joann Sylvester, 42: and Melinda Anderson, 49: both of Osage Beach, Missouri, were arrested for Possession of Marijuana 35 Grams or more, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.



The above arrests are mere accusations and are not evidence of guilt. Evidence in support of these charges must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty it is to determine guilt or innocence.