On 11/01/2024, at approximately 11pm, Deputies with the Bates County Sheriff's Office conducted a traffic stop on I49 at the Passaic exit.
The Deputy made contact with the occupants and identified the two as Ashley C. Alexander (Burris), 12/14/1984, of Montrose and Amber R Jefferies, 1/14/1984 of Butler. During the traffic stop a K9 unit responded to the scene. During a free air sniff of the vehicle, K9 Griff alerted to the odor of narcotics coming from the vehicle. During the subsequent search a fake soda can was located with a false compartment that contained approximately 6 grams of methamphetamine and approximately 7 grams of fentanyl. Several items of drug paraphernalia was also located in the vehicle.
Under Missouri law, possession of 20 milligrams of fentanyl is considered 1st degree trafficking narcotics, a class A felony. These two were in possession of over 7000 milligrams. According to DEA.gov, approximately 2 milligrams of fentanyl is fatal to the average person. Potentially, these two had enough fentanyl to kill the every person in the City of Adrian and Rich Hill combined.
Both Jeffries and Alexander have been charged with one count of Trafficking drugs in the first degree and possession of methamphetamine. Bonds were set at $150,000 cash only.
These two ladies have an extensive criminal history related to narcotics in this community. "This is exactly what we mean when we call people career criminals. Fentanyl is killing people at an astronomic rate and we have people like these two who continue to poison our community and kids. I want to thank the Deputies and K9 Griff for taking this off the street." Says Sheriff Anderson. "Upon conviction, I look forward to delivering them to the Department of Corrections where I think they should spend the rest of their life. These two have had multiple chances to change their lives and they just proved that they have no interest."
