Charlie J. Neace charge of trafficking in a controlled substance within 1,000 yards of a school

­ An investigation into alleged drug dealing led to the arrest of five individuals at a Lee County motel on Wednesday, February 6. The Jackson Police Department had received a tip about possible drug dealing.
arrested 61-year-old Charlie J. Neace, of Little Leatherwood Road in Lost Creek (Breathitt County), on a charge of trafficking in a controlled substance within 1,000 yards of a school (Southside Elementary).
An investigation into alleged drug dealing led to the arrest of five individuals at a Lee County motel on Wednesday, February 6.The Jackson Police Department had received a tip about possible marijuana sales from the Tinchers Motel on KY 11-South and notified Operation UNITE, said Paul Hays, deputy law enforcement director for UNITE.About 3 p.m. on Wednesday, UNITE detectives accompanied by officers from the Jackson Police Department, Beattyville Police Department, Lee County Sheriff¹s Office and Kentucky State Police approached the room where the suspects were staying and discovered approximately 2 pounds of marijuana and
$445 in cash.Neace currently has an unrelated drug trafficking charge pending in Breathitt County.KSP troopers charged Neace¹s wife, son and two other woman on charges ranging from first-degree possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana and public intoxication (drugs).All suspects were lodged in the Three Forks Regional