JONESBORO, Ark. – A series of federal warrants led to the arrest of 10 people in northeast Arkansas on Tuesday morning.
Officials with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Arkansas said authorities are searching for one additional person named in the warrants. An additional five defendants are already in custody. The defendants are scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday.
The arrests stem from an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force investigation that began in 2024, targeting multi-pound dealers in northeast Arkansas, officials said. The defendants listed in the indictments are from Jonesboro, Blytheville, Osceola, Luxora, Manilla and Trumann.
Investigators said four different conspiracies were investigated and controlled buys were made from them, as well as from individual dealers. The defendants are estimated to have trafficked more than 100 pounds of methamphetamine.
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Investigators also intercepted phone calls where conspiracy members talked about trafficking methamphetamine.
“Methamphetamine continues to be the most abused drug across Arkansas,” Eastern District U.S. Attorney Jonathan Ross said. “According to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory, 55% of our state’s 393 known overdose deaths in 2024 involved meth.”
Ross continued to thank the FBI and state, local and additional federal law enforcement agencies for their help in the investigation.
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Officials said this initiative is part of “SUMMER HEAT,” the FBI’s nationwide initiative targeting violent crime during the summer months.
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