Three Arrested, $19,500 Worth of Roxicodone Seized in Major Drug Bust in Adams County

In the early morning hours of July 3, the Adams County Sheriff's Office Special Operations Unit arrested three individuals for trafficking a Class II drug (Roxicodone).

Over the past several months, the Special Operations Group has been working on a network that distributed large quantities of Roxicodone in Adams County.

Authur Grayson (Natchez), Quentin Pollard (St Francisville, LA) and Alphonse Lewis (St Francisville, LA) were all arrested at the intersection of Lower Woodville Rd and Grove Acres after the Special Operations Group followed them away from 721 Hwy 61 South.

Officers arrived as the three men were exchanging 652 Roxicodone pills.

Agents also recovered $2,727 in U.S. currency and seized two trucks.

Officers then executed a search warrant at 721 Hwy 61S. and seized various documents, Zosi DVR, 2018 Ford F-150 vin: 1FTEW1E59JFB82472, 2015 Ford F-350, 2020 Chevrolet Corvette, 2006 Honda Goldwing, 2007 Ford F-150, 2005 International Rollback, 2014 International, $243.00 in cash and $40.00 in cash.

Sheriff Patten said it was the 3rdrd At that time, his deputies executed a search warrant at Author Grayson's home and arrested him for selling Roxicodone.

Grayson was arrested on April 15, 2022, for Tier II drug trafficking involving Roxicodone and a Cadillac Escalade truck was seized.

He was also arrested on January 4, 2024, for sale of a Class II drug with roxicodone.

Sheriff Patten said current Prosecutor Tim Cotton has been in personal contact with the Special Operations Unit as this case has progressed. He is also in the process of submitting a motion to revoke Grayson's bail. Prosecutor Cotton is also working with his deputies on the forfeiture of assets that were seized in these cases.

Sheriff Patten explained that while these individuals are accused of selling Roxicodone, these are not pharmaceutical grade pressed pills.

“These pills contain fentanyl and I don’t know what else. These are the kinds of pills that are killing people in our country. The markup on these pills is astronomical. They will cost less than a dollar to produce and these particular pressed pills are marketed as Roxicodone 30 milligrams and can sell for $30 a pill. That gives the pills seized in this arrest an approximate street value of $19,560.”