Leavenworth Woman Arrested on Drug Charges
09/18/2017

(KAIR)--A joint effort between the Atchison County Sheriff’s Office and the Kansas Highway Patrol has led to the arrest of a Leavenworth woman on drug charges.

38-year-old Cheryl Lynn Russell was arrested Thursday for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and no drug tax stamp. She is being held on a 10-thousand dollar bond.

According to a report from the Atchison County Sherrif’s Office, deputies had information that a female driving a black SUV would be transporting methamphetamine into Atchison.

Deputies and a Kansas Highway Patrolman teamed up to find the vehicle in question and stop it at Raven Hill Road just east of US 73 Hwy.

On the scene, about an ounce of methamphetamine was seized along with drug paraphernalia.

 


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