KSP arrests three in Cumberland County drug trafficking investigation

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Kentucky State Police made three arrests from a drug trafficking investigation in neighboring Cumberland County this morning.

State Police say 31-year-old Amber Melton, 47-year-old Jamie Stern, and 31-year-old Wesley Smith, all of Burkesville, were arrested on charges of trafficking in methamphetamine, possession of opiates, possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

The arrests came from a multi-agency investigation including state police, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, and Burkesville Police. When officers executed a search warrant early this morning at a residence, they also found a firearm along with the drugs.

Smith, Stern, and Melton were lodged in the Adair County Regional Jail.