South Levy Traffic Stop Results in Drug Arrest
September 17, 2015
On September 17, 2015, Deputies
from the Levy County Drug Task Force conducted a traffic stop on a 2005 model
Ford “dually” truck for erratic driving.
The vehicle was driven by Reinhard Bailey (60 yoa) of Dunnellon. The truck had been seen earlier at an
inactive clandestine methamphetamine lab site.
The deputies, who are also Certified Clandestine Lab Investigators,
observed both Lye and 2 containers of Coleman camp fuel in plain view in the
vehicle. Both substances are used in the process of
illegally manufacturing methamphetamine.
During the subsequent search of
the vehicle, the deputies located 7 individual baggies of a substance that
tested positive for methamphetamine. The
methamphetamine had been concealed in the driver’s side door. Bailey was arrested by Deputy Tim Rogers for
Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute and Possession of Drug
Paraphernalia. Bailey was booked into
the Levy County Detention Facility and his bond has been set at $90,000.00.
The illegal manufacture,
distribution and use of methamphetamine continue to be a problem in Levy County
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