Crime & Public Safety
KANET investigation in Wyoming leads to multi-kilo cocaine, firearms and cash seizure
Kent County law enforcement executed two search warrants in the City of Wyoming in late August as part of a months-long narcotics investigation, resulting in the seizure of a large quantity of cocaine and multiple weapons. The Kent Area Narcotics Enforcement Team (KANET) reports approximately 11 pounds of cocaine were recovered, alongside substantial cash and firearms.
Investigators say the multi-month probe culminated with two warrants served in Wyoming. Evidence seized and documented by the team includes nearly five kilograms of cocaine, about $53,000 in cash, an AK-style rifle with a drum magazine, an AR pistol, three additional handguns with ammunition, a newer pickup truck, and a luxury wristwatch.
Two individuals were arrested during the operation and have been charged with multiple felonies; those arrests are the only charges KANET has confirmed at this time. The seizure outcomes listed are agency-documented facts. KANET also noted that cocaine has become a growing concern in Kent County and that co-occurrence of cocaine and Fent can present additional community risk, an observation attributed to the agency rather than a documented finding tied to these specific items.
The investigation and enforcement actions are being credited to KANET with assistance from local police partners. Beyond the arrests and property taken during the August warrants, the agency has described the matter as an active law-enforcement case; no further judicial outcomes or additional charges have been documented in the supplied material.
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