MEDIA RELEASE
Date: September 23, 2010
Time: 10:00 AM
The Levy County Sheriff's Office Drug Task Force did a buy bust drug deal at 712 East Park Avenue in Chiefland. Agent Bowers posed as a drug dealer and purchased a trafficking amount of roxicodone from Rickey Mack Meeks for $ 800.00.
Upon the drug deal being completed agents immediately arrested Meeks and transported him to the Levy County Jail. Law enforcement agencies in the United States are seeing an alarming increase of prescription pills use and illegal transactions. Anyone that would like to report prescription abuse to the Sheriff's Office can remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-877-349-8477.
Defendant:
Rickey Mack Meeks
712 east Park Avenue
Chiefland, Fl.
W/M, 02/04/58
Arrest Date: 09/22/10
Charge: Trafficking in controlled substance
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Major Evan Sullivan
Levy County Sheriff's Office
FBI-National Academy 183rd Session
Office: 352-486-5446
Cell: 352-577-4218