Seward County Sheriff’s Office Drug Investigations

In a press release from Sheriff Gene Ward, over the past few months, the Seward County Sheriff’s Office has conducted investigations into multiple drug distribution networks in Southwest Kansas and the surrounding communities in an attempt to clean up the drug trade in Seward County.

During these investigations, nine (9) search warrants on businesses, homes, and vehicles have been completed. Thirteen (13) arrests for the distribution of controlled substances have been made. Over eight (8) pounds of Methamphetamine seized, and one and a half (1 1/2) pounds of cocaine seized, numerous fentanyl pills, THC products and crack cocaine has also been seized. The total Street value of these dangerous drugs is estimated to be worth over $360,000.00.

The Seward County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the Liberal Police Department, Haskell County Sheriff’s Office, Grant County Sheriff’s Office, and the Kansas Highway Patrol for their assistance in these investigations.

The Seward County Sheriff’s Office remains diligent in the pursuit of these drug trafficking organizations that distribute dangerous drugs to our children and communities