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Officers find meth, cocaine
Chris Boning
Issue date: 9/20/07 Section: News
The Adair County Sheriff's Department arrested two Kirksville residents during a methamphetamine and cocaine bust Sunday.
Officers found evidence of drugs while they searched the vehicle of Mark Juliano, 43, and his passenger Sandra Toolate, 21, during a traffic stop near the intersection of Green and Potter streets, said Larry Logston, Adair County chief deputy.
Logston said officers initally pulled over Juliano because they knew he had no driver's license because of three DWI charges in the past three months.
During the search of Juliano's truck, officers located $2,500 in cash and a plastic snort tube in Toolate's purse that tested positive for meth, Logston said.
Officers then searched Toolate multiple times and found a small plastic bag that tested positive for cocaine, in addition to a piece of rock cocaine, according to Deputy Emily Cuculich's probable cause statement. Toolate had concealed the drugs in her bra, according to the statement.
Officers arrested Toolate for felony drug possession and felony possession of drug paraphernalia, and she is currently being held in the Adair County Detention Center on a $25,000 cash-only bond, Logston said.
"She'll be here for a while," he said.
Toolate also has had a previous criminal history in Knox County, Logston said.
Logston said Juliano was arrested for two outstanding warrants on felony drug-related charges, one issued from Adair County and the other from Shelby County.
Juliano's arrest Sunday resolved his warrants, said Mark Williams, Adair County prosecuting attorney. He said Juliano now is being held in the Adair County Detention Center on a $27,000 cash-only bond.
Logston said Sunday's cocaine bust was the fourth of the year, which is an increase from previous years. He said added busts and arrests might be attributed to the possibly increasing availability of cocaine.
"With new pseudoephedrine laws, it's harder for locals to manufacture methamphetamine," Logston said. "There's direct lines from here to St. Louis and Kansas City, so that's probably where [the cocaine] is coming from."
Officers found evidence of drugs while they searched the vehicle of Mark Juliano, 43, and his passenger Sandra Toolate, 21, during a traffic stop near the intersection of Green and Potter streets, said Larry Logston, Adair County chief deputy.
Logston said officers initally pulled over Juliano because they knew he had no driver's license because of three DWI charges in the past three months.
During the search of Juliano's truck, officers located $2,500 in cash and a plastic snort tube in Toolate's purse that tested positive for meth, Logston said.
Officers then searched Toolate multiple times and found a small plastic bag that tested positive for cocaine, in addition to a piece of rock cocaine, according to Deputy Emily Cuculich's probable cause statement. Toolate had concealed the drugs in her bra, according to the statement.
Officers arrested Toolate for felony drug possession and felony possession of drug paraphernalia, and she is currently being held in the Adair County Detention Center on a $25,000 cash-only bond, Logston said.
"She'll be here for a while," he said.
Toolate also has had a previous criminal history in Knox County, Logston said.
Logston said Juliano was arrested for two outstanding warrants on felony drug-related charges, one issued from Adair County and the other from Shelby County.
Juliano's arrest Sunday resolved his warrants, said Mark Williams, Adair County prosecuting attorney. He said Juliano now is being held in the Adair County Detention Center on a $27,000 cash-only bond.
Logston said Sunday's cocaine bust was the fourth of the year, which is an increase from previous years. He said added busts and arrests might be attributed to the possibly increasing availability of cocaine.
"With new pseudoephedrine laws, it's harder for locals to manufacture methamphetamine," Logston said. "There's direct lines from here to St. Louis and Kansas City, so that's probably where [the cocaine] is coming from."
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