🚔 MAGOFFIN DEPUTY REPORTS FENTANYL, METH FOUND DURING ELK CREEK DRUG ARREST
Appalachia Insider · September 18, 2026
The Magoffin County Sheriff’s Office says Deputy Lafferty found a woman apparently passed out behind the wheel at the Elk Creek BP. During the investigation, deputies reported finding suspected methamphetamine, several grams of suspected fentanyl, Xanax, digital scales, small baggies and syringes.
The woman was charged with:
• Possession of Methamphetamine
• Trafficking in a Controlled Substance 1st Degree (Fentanyl)
• Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd Degree
• Drug Paraphernalia
All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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