Here’s Why You Don’t Sell Drugs At Work

On September 8th, 2023, Officers with the Special Investigations Unit executed a search warrant at the Circle K Gas Station as part of an ongoing investigation in which several non-fatal drug overdoses had occurred in the area surrounding the store. The officers promptly detained the employees before conducting the search. The extensive ongoing investigation had led detectives to suspect a store employee, Joanne, of distributing fentanyl from inside the store. The employees were then read the warrant before being searched. During the search the officers found several baggies of fentanyl and wads of cash in Joanne’s bag. When interrogated, she refused to answer any questions. Joanne was then arrested and transported to jail. Her daughter, who had come to pick her mother up, was informed of the situation by a concerned officer. It was reported that the officers located sixteen individual bags, eight containing fentanyl, and eight containing methamphetamines from the 48 year old’s purse. Joanne was arrested and charged with possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute within 1000 feet of a church, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute within 1000 feet of a Church, and sale, manufacture, or delivery of fentanyl within 1000 feet of a Church.