NATCHEZ – A Natchez man was arrested Wednesday during a joint narcotics operation that led to the seizure of drugs and a handgun, according to the Adams County Sheriff’s Office.
Agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, assisted by the Adams County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Group and the Natchez Police Department, arrested 36-year-old Kedric Desean Smith at a residence on Dumas Drive.
According to the investigative report, authorities seized approximately two pounds of marijuana, about 50 grams of THC, hydrocodone pills and one handgun.
The Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, which served as the lead agency in the investigation, seized the firearm.
Smith was taken to the Adams County Jail for processing on charges that include trafficking in controlled substances, marijuana possession, illegal possession of a controlled substance and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.
Sheriff Travis Patten thanked the agencies involved for their cooperation in the investigation.
Smith is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
