More than $400,000 in methamphetamine was seized according to the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Department during a search Saturday morning in St Joseph.

​On Friday November 27th, 2015, at approximately 10:50 P.M. investigators from the Buchanan County Drug Strike Force stopped a 58 year old female in the 2100 block of South 12thStreet in Saint Joseph, Missouri.  The female was wanted out of Benton County for stealing and drug related charges and was arrested on three outstanding warrants.  Investigators found approximately 380 grams of methamphetamine on her when she was arrested. 

Drug Strike Force investigators obtained a search warrant for a house located at 2107 S. 12th Street at 1:20 A.M. on Saturday November 28th.  During the search warrant, investigators found nine more packages of what is believed to be methamphetamine. Each package weighed approximately one pound. In total, the investigators seized over 4,450 grams of methamphetamine with an approximate street value of $445,000.  Strike Force investigators are attempting to identify other potential suspects involved in this case.