HYDEN, KY - The Leslie County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that: On Sunday, March 8th Chief Deputy Jeremy Vega and Special Deputy Sam Roberts made a traffic stop during a safety checkpoint in the Mozelle area of Leslie County.
William Farley, 59 of Siletz, Oregon was unable to produce a valid operators license during the checkpoint.
After a search of Farley’s Nissan that had an Oregon license plate, a large amount of drugs were found in vacuum sealed bags and zip baggies.
Deputies found inside the car:
- 12 pounds of Marijuana in both zip baggies and vacuum sealed bags labeled with weight and other information
- 1.06 grams of a crystal white substance believed to be Crystal Methamphetamine
- 36 Marijuana oil dab containers
- 4 ounces of Psychedelic Mushrooms packaged in two ounce baggies
- A glass smoking pipe
- A Bersa handgun
- $1400 cash
Farley was arrested and is lodged at the Leslie County Detention Center.
William Scott Farley was charged with:
- Operating on suspended or revoked operators license
- Possession of Marijuana
- Possession of Controlled Substance, 1st Degree, Methamphetamine
- Drug Paraphernalia Buy-Possess
- Trafficking in Marijuana >5 pounds
- Trafficking in Controlled Substance, 2nd Degree
Photo of accused courtesy of the Leslie County Detention Center.
