Three Lakes Area Agencies Team-Up for Drug Raid

Monday, March 11, 2024 at 6:34 AM

By Scott McCaulley @smcckc

Photo Courtesy Taney County Sheriff's Office

Three area law enforcement agencies team-up for a raid that nets numerous illegal drugs and firearms.

According to a Facebook post from the Taney County Sheriff’s Office, their deputies along with officers from the Branson Police Department and the Stone County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant in Taney County for suspected drug trafficking. A large amount of methamphetamine, fentanyl, various other narcotics, and stolen firearms were seized along with other suspected stolen retail items.

Arrested in the raid were Neil C. Zabel and Angela M. Higgins. The pair are being held without bond and have been formally charged with Trafficking Drugs, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm.

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