Cape Girardeau police arrest 18 on drug-related charges

The Cape Girardeau Police Department, with assistance from other Southeast Missouri law enforcement agencies, arrested 18 people Tuesday on drug-related offenses.

Officers served warrants on 16 Cape Girardeau residents, including 19-year-old Shawn J. Price and 20-year-old Julian T. Chavez, who are charged with possession of a controlled substance.

Joshua E. Foeste, 28, of Oak Ridge is also charged with possession of a controlled substance.

Cortez Bell

Danny Schuff, 40; Frederick D. Walker, 29; Curtis M. Branham, 44; James O. Dixon Jr., 28; Terry A. Mead Jr., 23; Harry D. Sloan, 20; Donald W. Reeves, 41; Adrian L. Bird, 19; Jeremy T. Guyton, 25; and Cortez D. Bell, all of Cape Girardeau, are all charged with distribution of a controlled substance.

Angelia J. Hanson, 26, of Scott City is also charged with distribution of a controlled substance.

Rosemary Inserra, 54, and Dennis J. Kimble, 25, both of Cape Girardeau, are charged with the sale of a controlled substance. Kimble was also arrested on trafficking charges.

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Christin R. Beard, 28, is charged with the sale of an imitation controlled substance, and Tanrious Twiggs, 31, was arrested on a federal warrant.

The Southeast Missouri Drug Task Force, Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department, Missouri State Highway Patrol, U.S. Marshals Service, Drug Enforcement Administration and the Missouri National Guard Counter-Drug Program assisted in serving the 18 warrants.