Kevil Men Arrested on Heroin Charges

A search of a Kevil home Tuesday afternoon led to the arrest of two men on drug charges.

Detectives with the McCracken County Sheriff’s Department began an investigation into the trafficking of heroin after receiving information that heroin was being sold from a home on Childress Road in the Kevil area. During the investigation detectives identified the man who was allegedly selling the heroin as 33-year-old Aaron Jenkins, of Kevil.

Deputies executed a search warrant at the home Tuesday afternoon. Jenkins and 32-year-old Brent Brown, also of Kevil were in the home, and Jenkins was reportedly attempting to flush plastic baggies of heroin down the toilet.

Deputies said they found 15 bags of heroin during the search. Five of the bags were located in the toilet where Jenkins had allegedly tried to flush them. Marijuana, syringes, and other drug paraphernalia and evidence of drug trafficking were also reportedly found. Deputies said Brown had marijuana and heroin in his possession as well. Detectives said they learned that Jenkins was traveling to Tennessee to purchase heroin, then traveling back to McCracken County to sell it.

Jenkins is charged with trafficking heroin over two grams, importing heroin, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and tampering with physical evidence. Brown was charged with Possession of Heroin and Possession of Marijuana.

This is the first time the McCracken County Sheriff’s Department has charged someone with importing heroin, which carries harsher penalties than trafficking heroin.