Local Drug Traffickers Behind Bars

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Story Published: Apr 23, 2007 at 5:00 PM MDT

Story Updated: Apr 23, 2007 at 3:59 PM MDT

By Abbey Gibb

The bust happened saturday night in Ammon... and was the result of a long investigation.

At six o'clock on Saturday...12 tactical team members made plans to take over this Ammon home on Madeline street...with three drug dealers inside.

Doug Metcalf, Bonn. Co. Sheriffs Office: "We couldn't sneak up on the house because of surveillance cameras. It was a dynamic entry where we rushed the house."

Once inside they arrested the home owner... 41-year-old Benigno Nunngayan . They also took down 32-year-old Mechael Anderson of Lewisville and 23-year-old Stephanie Taylor of Idaho Falls.
All are being charged with one count of felony drug trafficking and could face two to fifteen years in prison.

Metcalf: "They have been a substantial trafficker of meth in the area."

All three have a long rap sheet. Nunngayan has seven misdemeanors in Nevada. Anderson was convicted on one felony count of delivering a controlled substance, while Taylor has already faced two counts of felony meth trafficking back in 2002. After arresting the traffickers, sheriff deputies searched the home and found...

Metcalf: "Baggies, paraphernalia and different quantities through out the house."

In all, the team found 54 grams of meth...worth $25,000.

Metcalf: "Anytime we can take meth off the streets and put them in jail is a win for the community and the sheriffs office."
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Although this fight is anything but over. The sheriffs office says more raids like this are in the works soon.

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