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Richland police arrest two after narcotics investigation

By Kristopher White Jan 26, 2024 | 12:48 PM

RICHLAND, Miss. (WJTV) – A recent narcotics investigation by Richland police ended in two arrests.

According to the police department, investigators made multiple controlled purchases of different narcotics in the last couple of months. The purchases happened at two separate locations in Richland from two separate suspects.

On January 24, police executed five felony arrest warrants and one search warrant at a home.

Police said Oscar John Miller was arrested and charged with two counts of sale of methamphetamine within 1,500 feet of a school, park, and daycare. They said the night he was arrested, Miller was found to be in possession of more methamphetamine.

Miller is being held at the Rankin County Jail on a $300,000 bond.

The second suspect, Tonya Renee Goode, was arrested on three counts of sale of a controlled substance. Throughout this investigation, investigators learned that Tonya was selling a substantial amount of Oxycodone.