SEARCH WARRANT NETS ALMOST 400 GRAMS OF SUSPECTED METHAMPHETAMINE

In the overnight hours, the Walker County Sheriff’s Office Investigations and Patrol Divisions executed a search warrant on Kelley Road, in the Union Chapel Community.
 
During the execution of the search warrant, trafficking amount of methamphetamine was located, totaling approximately 14 ounces, or nearly 400 grams. This amount carries a street value of more than $20,000. This amount could supply the average methamphetamine user for over a year.
 
Henry Richard Burton was arrested on charges of trafficking methamphetamine, and is currently in the county jail, awaiting a bond hearing.
 
This brings the total trafficking cases for 2024 to 19, and represents our commitment to bringing illicit narcotic dealers to justice. We thank Investigator Richardson for the work leading to charges in this case.