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By Myrna Trauntvein
Times-News Correspondent
Two more Nephi residents were arrested by the Sanpete/Juab Major Crimes and Drug Task Force.
Both arrests occurred on Wednesday, January 18.
Arrested were William Stonestreet and Tangie Marie Anderson.
Stonestreet was charged with Distribution of Oxycodone in a DFZ (Drug Free Zone), Distribution of Hydrocodone in a DFZ and Distribution of Oxycodone in a DFZ.
Anderson was arrested for Arranging the Distribution of Oxycodone in a DFZ, Arranging the Distribution of Hydrocodone in a DFZ, Distribution of Marijuana in a DFZ, Distribution of Hydrocodone, and Distribution of Marijuana in a DFZ.
Those wishing to report the misuse of drugs may do so by calling Sheriff Alden B. Orme, Juab County Sheriff's Office, at 623-1344, or Chief Michael H. Morgan, Nephi City Police, 623-1626.
"The two were arrests made in Nephi that the Sanpete/Juab Major Crimes and Drug Task Force made in January," said Margie Elder Juab County Sheriff's Office Executive Secretary.
Court dates have been set.
A Drug-Free Zone is an area inclusive of any property used for school purposes by any school, whether or not owned by the school, within 1,000 feet of any such property, and within or immediately adjacent to school buses or any specific location in the community, especially an area where children congregate, that the citizens perceive as being a place where drug trafficking or alcohol availability problems should not exist.
Typically targeted are schools and school yards, parks and playgrounds, public housing developments, churches and specific neighborhoods or city blocks.
"A grant, received in July 2009, made the task force a reality," said Orme.
In February of 2011, he said, 29 suspected drug dealers from the immediate area were taken into custody by the task force. Earlier, 21 arrests had been made in Sanpete County.
Arrests have continued to be made since that time. The names of all those who have been charged for drug trafficking have been released to the press for publication.
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