Cocaine, drug tools, cash seized in Butler County drug bust

Two people were arrested Tuesday when the Butler County Undercover Regional Narcotics Task Force served a search warrant in Fairfield.

A residence in the first block of South Timer Hollow Drive was searched, and a large amount of cash, drug paraphernalia and cocaine was confiscated.

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Carlos V. Mayo Jr., 32, was arrested on multiple warrants out of several jurisdictions and charged with possession of drugs and trafficking in drugs, both first-degree felonies. Avery Candice Galliher was also arrested on a warrant from Hamilton.

“I am sending a clear message to drug traffickers in Butler County. We are coming after you and won’t give up until you are arrested and held accountable for the lives you destroy on a daily basis,” said Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones.

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