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Updated: 8:59 PM Dec 19, 2008
Police: Leading Drug Supplier Has Been Arrested
Investigators say they traced dozens of drug overdoses, DUI crashes, and thefts all back to the man they arrested. Posted: 6:39 PM Dec 19, 2008Reporter: Angela Sparkman Email Address: angela.sparkman@wymtnews.com |
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A man police say is leading supplier of drugs in Pike County is in jail.
Police say 59-year-old Roy Robinette eluded them for months, but Friday afternoon they tracked him down.
Investigators say they traced dozens of drug overdoses, DUI crashes, and thefts all back to Robinette.
Sheriffs deputies say he was selling cocaine and pills to many people, but they believe his biggest customers were teenagers and young adults.
They also believe he was a major supplier for other dealers in eastern Kentucky.
Deputies say he always sold from his car or outside of businesses in the Phelps community making it easier for him to elude police.
Friday afternoon undercover officers made a buy from Robinette and deputies were waiting to arrest him.
Deputies think the arrest will reduce thefts in the area because they believe people were stealing and trading the stolen goods for drugs.
Robinette is in the Pike County Detention Center facing drug charges, but more charges may be added.
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My uncle daddy told me not to judge others, but you fellers down there in eastern kentucky sure do alot of judgen.Your never gonna stop your drug trafficking down there until you stop the money thats supplying them trips down to Florida to go pick up a truck load of pills from the no questions asked doctors down south.
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If you were not a friend of the family or knew this person, I bet you would think they were guilty as well. Quit sticking up for scum!
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You people crack me up.
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