FORT PAYNE, Ala. — On Monday afternoon, Jan, 13, the DeKalb County (Ala.) Narcotics and Interdiction Unit conducted a search warrant on County Road 577 at the residence of Craig Bodiford (left) after aggressively working the Powell area.
The interdiction unit made approximately 30 drug arrests over the course of two months in the area stemming from traffic stops that led agents to the home. During the execution of the search warrant, 25 pounds of marijuana was located, as well as two firearms, synthetic marijuana (spice), methamphetamine, illegal prescription pills and drug paraphernalia.
The 25 pounds of marijuana included loose marijuana and one block wrapped in plastic weighing approximately 18 pounds.
An infant was also located in the home, and the Department of Human Resources (DHR) was contacted.
Eleven people in total were arrested at the home. One of those arrested was a 17-old-juvenile. The juvenile was transported to the Anniston Juvenile Detention Center.
Sheriff Welden said the arrests were a good example of how proactive patrolling can generate intelligence that leads to getting large amounts of narcotics off the street.
“This is the reason that we interlink our interdiction and narcotics agents. The intelligence received during traffic stops can be utilized to find the source of illegal drugs in our county. These guys are prepared to continue their hard work to curb the flow of poison in our county,” he said.
Those arrested at the residence were:
Brandon Tyler Bodiford (right), 23, of Rainsville, Ala., who was charged with trafficking in any illegal drug and possession of drug paraphernalia
Hubert Craig Bodiford, 47, of Rainsville, who was charged with trafficking in any illegal drug and possession of drug Paraphernalia
Jason Townson, 38, of Dutton, Ala., who was charged with loitering in a drug house and possession of drug paraphernalia;
Joseph Vaughn, 44, of Grove Oak, Ala., who was charged with loitering in a drug house, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana 2nd degree;
Kenneth McAbee, 53, of Rainsville, who was charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana 2nd degree, possession of drug paraphernalia and loitering in a drug house;
Michael James Littles, 48 of Powell, Ala., who was charged with ploitering in a drug house and possession of drug paraphernalia;
Rocky Bell, 53, of Rainsville, who was charged with loitering in a drug house;
Stanley Martin, 48, of Rainsville, who was charged with possession of marijuana 2nd degree and possession of drug paraphernalia; Tenice McCullough, 46, of Henagar, Ala., was was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and loitering in a drug house; and
Zane Allen, 26, of Fyffe, who was charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and loitering in a drug house.
