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del.icio.usMulvane drug bust nets 11 arrests
BY HURST LAVIANA
The Wichita Eagle
A drug bust in Mulvane resulted in 11 arrests Tuesday, including two at Mulvane High School.
Mulvane Police Chief Dave Williams said those arrested included a 21-year-old woman and 10 males ranging in age from 16 to 21.
They were charged with possession and sale of marijuana, amphetamines, cocaine, heroin, morphine, oxycontin, and depressants.
The high school students were taken into custody after they were pulled from their first-period classrooms by their principal, Williams said. A third high school student was arrested at Mulvane Academy, the district's alternative high school.
Williams said the investigation by Mulvane police and the Sumner County Sheriff's Office began in September.
"It started out as three targets and mushroomed to 11," Williams said. "These are street-level dealers. None of them are what you'd call kingpins."
Williams said none of the drug transactions had occurred inside a school.
The charges filed in Sedgwick County District Court include possession and sale of controlled substances, sale of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school, using a telephone to arrange a drug sale and failing to have a drug tax stamp. The suspects were being held on bonds ranging from $10,000 to $50,000.
Williams said the investigation is continuing.
Reach Hurst Laviana at 316-268-6499 or hlaviana@wichitaeagle.com.
