Three Arrested After Two Search Warrants Served in Beatrice

BEATRICE - Officers from the Gage County Sheriff's Office and Beatrice Police arrested three people on suspected drug violations, after serving search warrants early Monday morning at an apartment and a house.

The warrants were executed at an apartment in the five-hundred block of North 11th and at a home in the eight-hundred block of Elk.  At the North 11^th location, Law officers seized about 62 grams of suspected methamphetamine, 21 grams of marijuana, four different types of prescription pills and a digital scale.

They also found two meth pipes, several syringes, 226 unused or empty plastic bags, $120 in cash and about 75 rounds of ammunition.

At the North 11th Street search....officers arrested 58-year-old Russell Pacha (PAY-shaw) for alleged possession of meth with intent to distribute, possession of Clonazepam with intent to distribute, four counts of drug possession, possession of drug money and maintaining a drug house. Pacha was on parole after being discharged from prison for drug distribution.

At the Elk Street location, officers found four grams of suspected meth, two digital scales, marijuana and marijuana pipes  Pamela Styers and Robert Clayton were both arrested for alleged distribution of meth and distribution of Alprazolam.