| Show Arrests made in two drug cases Vernal Police Detectives and a Uintah Uintah Uintah Uin Uin- tah County Sheriffs Sheriff's Deputy arrested two individuals in two unrelated drug incidences this past week in Vernal On Monday June 19 while acting on a tip from an informant Vernal Police Jonathon B B. Jones Detective Bob Downard and Deputy Sheriff Jack Reynolds arrested Debra E E. E Workman 24 Fremont California for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute After her car had broken down she was heard placing a long distance telephone call and informing the party on the other line she had five pounds of great stuff According to the police report the officers officers officers of of- received a search warrant from Judge Lloyd E. E Eaton to search her room at a local motel The subsequent search yielded approximately capsules filled with what is thought to tobe tobe tobe be either barbital Seco-barbital PCP or Mescaline Depending on what the analysis of the suspected drug shows police estimate the drug to have a street value of between and 25 2 2000 Also seized by police were a set of scales and weights valued at 2500 a cutting knife and packaging materials Police theorize Workman was en route from California to Denver Colorado Colorado Colorado Col Col- orado to make her drop of the illicit drugs She was booked into the Uintah County County County Coun- Coun ty Jail where she is currently being held heldon on bond In an unrelated case an investigation by Detectives Bob Downard and Darrel Lance into the disappearance of approximately approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap proximately of was initiated after Uintah County Hospital administrators notified the Vernal Police Department about the missing drug According to the police report a shipment shipment shipment ship ship- ment of the drug-a drug schedule 2 controlled ed substance defined as a drug with a high abuse factor but with a legitimate medical was purpose-was stolen from the receiving department at the Uintah County Hospital on or about May 25 The loss was discovered when the drug had not been received by the hospital pharmacy in the second week of June The investigation by Downard and Lance revealed that a maintenance man had rec elved the shipment from Continued on Page 16 Two drug cases cases- f y 1 I. I yf A r I Continued from ta Page e 1 11 p pi i 5 h United Parcel Service on May 25 He however had not booked the shipment Into the hospital pharmacy according to the report Further Investigation by police In Including Including In- In eluding consultation with County Attorney At torney Whitney Hammond led to the arrest of one Vernal resident whose name ha has not been released at this time He lie has been arrested on charges of receiving con controlled trotted substances b by mi- mi misrepresentation mis representation deception or subterfuge subterfuge fuge In checking with other sources it has been learned the policy I of f unaccountable un Un- accountable and non-medical non hospital staff receiving shipments of drugs is a common practice Investigation into the case is continua continuing ing according to police officials |
