Jan 10, 2024

Deputies bust fentanyl sales ring at rural home near Kansas City

Posted Jan 10, 2024 1:00 AM
Moulder-photo Clay Co.
Moulder-photo Clay Co.

KANSAS CITY —After months of investigation, law enforcement shut down fentanyl dealers in a small rural community north of Kansas City.

On Jan. 7, the Special Tactics and Response (STAR) Team of the Clay County Sheriff's Office served search warrants at 2703 N. Bellefontaine and 2701 N. Walrond in Avondale, according to a media release.

They found more than 105 grams of fentanyl inside, which is enough to kill about 52,200 people.

They also found paraphernalia for packaging and distributing the drugs. Also in the house were meth, cocaine, five firearms and three suppressors.

One of the firearms had been reported stolen.

Dye-photo Clay Co.
Dye-photo Clay Co.

Garrett Moulder, 38, has been charged with two counts of drug trafficking, unlawful use of a weapon and theft of a firearm.

Elizabeth Dye, 31, has been charged with one count of drug trafficking and one count of drug possession. Both are being held on $100,000 bonds.The Sheriff's Office's Special Operations Squad and Drug Task Force jointly investigated the case.