Dec 16, 2024

Sheriff: Kansas drug dealer had meth mixed with fentanyl

Posted Dec 16, 2024 2:00 AM
Sumner photo Montgomery County
Sumner photo Montgomery County

MONTGOMERY COUNTY —A Kansas man accused of selling drugs remains jailed in Kansas.

Last month, sheriff's deputies conducted a traffic stop on a 1991 Toyota pickup north of Dearing, Kansas, for a traffic violation, according to Montgomery County sheriff Ron Wade.

During the stop, Police Service Dog (PSD) Pax was deployed for an open-air sniff around the vehicle. PSD Pax alerted deputies to the presence of illegal narcotics within the vehicle. Following the alert, deputies conducted a search of the vehicle, discovering over a pound of methamphetamine later confirmed to be mixed with fentanyl.

Additional items found included syringes, marijuana, and various drug paraphernalia. Deputies arrested the driver and sole occupant 69-year-old Donny Sumner of Wayside, Kansas.

Sumner was subsequently transported to the Montgomery County Department of Corrections and booked on requested charges that include Distribution of opiates, opium, or narcotic stimulants, 100 grams to less than 1 kilogram, Possession of drug paraphernalia with intent for use• Failure to maintain vehicle liability insurance• Unsafe turning or stopping, failure to signal, Possession of marijuana

He is being held without bond, according to online jail records.