Drug sting in Scott City nets three men with cocaine and pot

SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Three Scott City men were arrested Saturday night after a monthlong narcotics investigation, police said.

Keith Estes, Claude Coward and Michael Rice were in Scott County Jail Monday night on charges of possession of a controlled substance, said Sheriff Rick Walter.

Estes is charged with three counts of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond was set at $25,000.

Coward is charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance. Bond was set at $10,000.

Rice is charged with two counts of a controlled substance. Bond was set at $25,000.

Two women were issued summonses for possession of marijuana.

Walter said the drugs seized field-tested positive for cocaine and marijuana, but he could not recall the amounts seized Monday.

The arrests took place in two separate Scott City residences, Walter said.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol assisted in the arrests.