3 arrested in drug trafficking investigation
Posted/updated on: September 15, 2023 at 10:07 am
HARRISON COUNTY – Three people were arrested on Wednesday at a Waskom home during a search warrant execution after “a lengthy drug trafficking investigation.” According to the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office and our news partners at KETK, the search was a part of the joint Harrison County Violent Crime and Narcotics Task Force along with the Harrison County Emergency Response Team, sheriff’s office, Waskom police and Marshall police.
Authorities said that during the search at 625 Ellis Drive, task force investigators found:
About 33.5 pounds of marijuana
122 grams of methamphetamine
102 grams of alprazolam pills
Seven firearms, two of them were reported stolen
About $11,191
“The war on drugs is real and we will never get tired of fighting for this community,” Sheriff BJ Fletcher said. “If you want to be a drug dealer in Harrison County, I have a jail cell for you.”
Wandell Luster, 42, Christopher Shaw, 19, and LaDerrick Luster, 35, all of Waskom, were arrested on multiple drug and firearms-related charges and booked into the Harrison County Jail where they remain as of Thursday morning.
