Drug investigation in Sitka leads to arrest

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Jenifer Clark. (Photo courtesy of Sitka police.)

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Southeast Alaska Cities Against Drugs Taskforce, or SEACAD, conducted an investigation into the importation and distribution of heroin and methamphetamine in Sitka Wednesday.

42-year-old Sitka resident, Jenifer Clark, was subsequently contacted and arrested on one count of alleged Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree, a class A felony, and one count of alleged attempted Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, a class C felony.

Sitka police said that about 52 grams of methamphetamine and about 27 grams of heroin, various prescription medications, drug paraphernalia, and $7,342 in cash were seized in connection with the investigation

Clark was remanded to the Sitka jail and held on a bail $7,000 bail.

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