Alleged drug dealer arrested

MALAKOFF – A months-long investigation came to a close following the seizure of suspected narcotics and the arrest of an illegal drug dealer in Malakoff. According to our news partner KETK, Henderson County Sheriff’s Office investigators executed a search warrant at approximately 3 a.m. on Thursday at a residence at North Smith Street and East Clay Avenue, believed to be where a narcotics trafficker was operating.

There, investigators located digital scales and packaging materials commonly used for distributing illegal narcotics. Large amounts of suspected methamphetamine and crack cocaine were also found in the residence, the sheriff’s office said. Alleged narcotics trafficker Victor Hadnot was arrested on the scene on two counts of manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance. He was booked into the Henderson County Jail and awaits arraignment.