There are 13 article(s) tagged drugs:

• July 2026

  • TBI names man killed by federal agents at East Memphis hotel

    Alfonso Ivy, 47, had a lengthy arrest history in Shelby County on drugs and weapons charges, and had been out of prison for about 16 months after serving nine years behind bars.

    By Jody Callahan July 13, 2026

• April 2026

  • Brandon Clarke released from jail after alleged high-speed chase and arrest

    Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke allegedly tried to escape after a deputy attempted to pull him over and was later arrested for possessing more than 200 grams of a controlled substance.

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    By Jody Callahan, Drew Hill April 02, 2026

• January 2026

  • Native Memphian is new No. 2 at US Marshals Service — and said there’s no end in sight for Task Force

    Stephanie Creasy didn’t always want to go into law enforcement. Now the native Memphian is second in command of the U.S. Marshals Service, the agency at the helm of the Memphis Safe Task Force.

    By Aarron Fleming January 12, 2026

• November 2025

  • Police arrest 8 in gang sweep, echoing 2024 raid

    Memphis police arrested eight people, mostly for drug charges, in a Thursday, Nov. 13, sweep that also included agents from the Memphis Safe Task Force.

    By Jody Callahan November 14, 2025

• November 2024

  • Two more arrested in smuggling scheme at Shelby County Jail

    Two corrections officers had already been taken into custody and charged with bribery of a public servant, possession of contraband in a penal facility, possessing marijuana with the intent to distribute and official misconduct.

    By Jody Callahan November 12, 2024

  • Two corrections deputies charged with smuggling drugs into jail

    The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office will hold a press conference Tuesday, Nov. 12, to discuss the arrests.

    By Aarron Fleming November 08, 2024

• September 2024

  • Criminal Court Clerk’s Office clinic helps those with a record start over

    “I’m a big believer in second chances. Just because you have a past doesn’t mean you can’t have a future,” Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk Heidi Kuhn said.

    By Jody Callahan September 21, 2024

• January 2020

  • Ex-Memphis police officer pleads guilty in robbery of drug dealers

    Former Memphis police officer pleads guilty to robbing drug dealers. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 27, 2020

  • Germantown to use canines for drug and firearm inspections at high school

    Random contraband item inspections will take place at Houston High School. The school has entered into an agreement with Interquest Detection Canines.

    By Abigail Warren January 08, 2020

• October 2019

  • 34 sentenced in ‘Operation Gangster’s Paradise’ federal investigation

    The U.S. Attorney Michael Dunavant announced that 34 men and women were sentenced to prison after a two-year investigation into their drug trafficking organization found they were distributing heroin, cocaine and marijuana in the Memphis area. 

    By Yolanda Jones October 18, 2019

• August 2019

  • Health Department reports record single-day number of suspected overdose deaths

    On Aug. 25, five people in Shelby County died from a suspected drug overdose, the largest number of people to die since the health department began tracking opioid deaths in 2018.

    By Linda A. Moore August 30, 2019

• June 2019

  • Two police stings net hundreds of arrests, drugs and guns

    Memphis police arrest more than 300, seize 77 guns and drugs during two sting operations. 

    By Yolanda Jones June 10, 2019

• April 2019

  • Five Memphis doctors, nurses indicted in federal opioid sting

    Five Memphis doctors and nurses were charged in connection with a federal major drug bust of dozens of medical professionals accused of distributing illegal prescription opioids and other narcotics. 

    By Yolanda Jones April 19, 2019