CITIZEN STAFF REPORT

BELFRY — Five people went to jail in Pike County after Kentucky State Police detectives found nearly 2-1/2 pounds of suspected methamphetamine and 2-1/2 ounces of suspected fentanyl hidden inside a vehicle’s door frames.

Officers with KSP Post 9 conducted a traffic stop June 25 in Belfry on two vehicles believed to be traveling together. Police said street-level drug detectives believed the vehicles were transporting illegal drugs into Pike County.

Howard Burris, Carnell Archery and Zavion McCallister, all of Akron, Ohio, occupied one vehicle. Pikeville residents Isaac Chapman and Caitlin Griffith occupied the second vehicle.

Both vehicles were towed to a secure location, where investigators conducted a follow-up search.

Police said investigators found approximately 2 pounds, 7 ounces of suspected meth and 2-1/2 ounces of suspected fentanyl inside the driver- and passenger-side door frames of the vehicle operated by Chapman.

All five were arrested and lodged in the Pike County Detention Center. Each faces charges of trafficking in methamphetamine and trafficking in fentanyl.

Burris, 20, was also charged with first-degree operating a motor vehicle under the influence, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and other traffic-related violations.

Archery, 24, was also charged with public intoxication, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and failure to wear a seat belt.

McCallister, 23, was also charged with public intoxication, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Chapman, 28, was also charged with first-degree operating a motor vehicle under the influence, possession of drug paraphernalia and other traffic-related violations.

Griffith, 27, was also charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

All individuals are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.