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Drug bust follow-up report

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May 9th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office, Thursday evening, updated a report about an incident that occurred February 2nd. On that date, Deputy Mather with the Mills County K9 Unit, conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in Glenwood, for a traffic violation. During the stop, the K9 “Zehn” was deployed, and indicated on the odor of narcotics coming from the vehicle.

During a search of the vehicle, nearly one-pound of meth was found, along with about $7,800 in U-S currency. The driver of the vehicle, 34-year old Chanel Traci Huff, of Council Bluffs, was arrested on numerous drug-related charges and transported to the Mills County Jail.

Upon further investigation, the Nodaway County (Missouri) Sheriff’s Office along with Maryville (MO.) Police, executed a narcotics search warrant at an apartment belonging to Huff. During the search, about $15,000 in U-S currency, meth, psyciliben mushrooms, LSD, drug paraphernalia and a loaded handgun were found.

Huff is currently awaiting a federal court hearing. The Mills County K9 Unit was assisted in the investigation by Glenwood Police, Nodaway County, MO., Sheriff’s Deputies, Maryville, MO. Police, SWINE (The Southwest Iowa Narcotics Task Force), and Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement (DNE).