DICKINSON COUNTY-The Dickinson County Sheriff’s Department Drug Enforcement Unit along with the Abilene Police Department and the Kansas Highway Patrol Special Response Team executed a search warrant on Tuesday at 2042 900 Avenue in rural Dickinson County.

According to Sheriff Gareth Hoffman the search warrant was the result of a four-month long investigation into the alleged distribution of methamhetamine in the Herington and Hope area. Arrested during the search warrant were three occupants of the residence.

–Shawn O. Penrod, on suspicion of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, Distribution of Methamphetamine, Possession of Methamphetamine with the Intent to Distribute, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia ( felony ), Possession of Drug Paraphernalia ( misdemeanor ), Acquiring Drug Proceeds, Failure to Obtain a Kansas Drug Tax Stamp, and three counts of Criminal Use of a Weapon. Bond was set at $200,000.

–Olivia Penman, Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, Possession of Methamphetamine, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Bond was set at $100,000.

–Russell Pitts, Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, Possession of Methamphetamine, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Bond was set at $75,000.

Hoffman reported that law enforcement officers seized a total of 646.9 grams of methamphetamine that was in bulk and packaged for resale. The estimated street value of the methamphetamine seized was calculated at more than $65,000 dollars.

Hoffman indicated that the case is still ongoing, and as a result of the investigation more arrests can be expected in the next few weeks.