Advance, Mo., man arrested on drug charges

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — An Advance, Mo., man was in the Stoddard County Jail Tuesday on a $150,000 cash-only bond following his arrest over the weekend for a number of drug charges.

Ray Gene Camden Sr., 57, was picked up at his Advance residence following a lengthy investigation on the part of the sheriff's department and the SEMO Drug Task Force.

Charges filed against Camden include felony possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute (methamphetamine), felony possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), felony possession of a controlled substance (codeine) and felony possession of drug paraphernalia.