Four Cape County men arrested on drug charges

Four people have been arrested and a quarter-ounce of cocaine, half-pound of marijuana and a half-gram of methamphetamine were collected Tuesday when a search warrant was executed at 5585 County Road 205 in Cape Girardeau County.

Narcotics detective Paul Tipler, of the Cape Girardeau Police Department, said he applied for a search warrant after he received information from a confidential informant that quantities of cocaine and marijuana were in the residence at 5585 County Road 205.

Tipler turned the search warrant over to the Southeast Missouri Drug Task force that carried out the warrant in conjunction with the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department, Cape Girardeau Police Department and Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Arrested were 29-year-old Thad Schwepker, 35-year-old Brian L. Huber, 21-year-old John D. Kreighbaum and 22-year-old John R. Miller.

Schwepker, 5585 County Road 205, was charged with three counts of possession of a controlled substance and one count of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. Bond for Schwepker was set at $30,000.

Huber, 5585 County Road 205, was charged with second-degree trafficking of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance. Bond for Huber was set at $75,000.

Kreighbaum, 731 County Road 605, Jackson, Mo., was charged with second-degree trafficking of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance with the intent to distribute. Bond for Kreighbaum was set at $75,000.

Miller, 221 Kies Ave., Jackson, was charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance. Bond for Miller was set at $20,000.