4 arrested, 8 pounds of meth seized in Lee County drug raid

An early-morning raid in Lee County led to the arrest of four people on drug charges.

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team on Thursday carried out a search warrant in the 4000 block of Lee Road 175 in Salem, said sheriff’s Capt. Van Jackson. The raid stemmed from a combined state and federal probe into the illegal trafficking and sale of methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl.

The Alabama Drug Enforcement Task Force is comprised of members of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, the Russell County Sheriff’s Office, the Chambers County Sheriff’s Office, the Valley Police Department, the Lanett Police Department, the Macon County Sheriff’s Office, and ALEA State Investigators.

The search turned up 8 pounds of meth, 100 grams of heroin and fentanyl, 100 grams of marijuana, approximately 1 gallon of GHB, cash, a shotgun, and assorted drug paraphernalia. Assisting agencies included the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office, Harris County Sheriff’s Office, and the Auburn Police Department.

Those under arrested are:

-Kenneth Blake Muldrew, 37, two counts of drug trafficking (methamphetamine and heroin)

-Brandon Lee Hayes, 43, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia

-Pamula Thomas Gentry, 63, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

-Cynthia Brown Jones, 64, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia

Muldrew is currently being held in the Lee County Detention Facility on a $100, 000 bond. Hayes, Gentry, and Jones all three have been released on a $2,500 bond.

Jackson said the case is still under investigation and anyone with information is urged to contact the Lee County Sherriff’s Office at 334-749-5651 or the Lee County Crime Stoppers at 1-888-522-7847.