Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office executes search warrant

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- The Buchanan County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant on Thursday, resulting in a seizure of drugs and weapons, as well as the arrest of two wanted fugitives.

The Special Operations Division Career Criminal Unit and the Drug Strike Force, assisted by the joint St. Joseph Police Department and Buchanan County Special Response Team, executed the warrant at 1810 Clay St., Apt. 210 for narcotics and fugitives.

During the search, both fentanyl and methamphetamine were located, as well as, two handguns and one AR-15 style rifle were seized.

Two wanted fugitives were also located inside the apartment and arrested for outstanding warrants. One of the fugitives was taken into custody for a failure to appear warrant in Clay County, Missouri. The fugitive's original charge was the unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action with a $1 million bond.

The same fugitive is wanted in connection with multiple significant felony crimes in the KC Metro area.

The case was investigated by the Buchanan County Sheriff's Office Special Operations Division Career Criminal Unit and Drug Strike Force, along with the SJPD Street Crimes Unit, Missouri State Highway Patrol Division of Drug and Crime Control and the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department Career Criminal Unit.