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Man charged in drug trafficking investigation in McCracken County
['Wnky Staff']
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MCCRACKEN COUNTY, Ky. – Authorities say two guns and multiple pounds of methamphetamine resulted in the arrest of a McCracken County man.
According to the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office, during a multi-agency investigation, detectives developed information that 35-year-old Richard L. Johnson of Paducah was involved in drug trafficking and was receiving packages containing controlled substances from California.
The investigation determined the illegal drug was being distributed in McCracken County, according to the sheriff’s office.
At the time of his arrest, authorities say Johnson was out on bond in connection with burglary charges involving a Paducah business.
Johnson allegedly traveled to a hotel located in the 2900 block of John Puryear Drive in McCracken County for the transaction.