Three Pounds of Crystal Meth Seized with Handguns and Cash

June
06, 2019

The Bay County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Division (SID) seized three pounds of crystal methamphetamine, cash, and handguns this week as one drug bust led to a second with a total of two arrests.

On
June 4, 2019, SID conducted a traffic stop on Mikeyshia D. Akins-Smith. It was
known that she had two felony warrants out of Bay County and a violation of
probation warrant out of Georgia on drug and gun charges. Akins-Smith was taken
into custody and during a search of her vehicle investigators located one pound
of crystal methamphetamine, $3300 in US currency, numerous drug paraphernalia
items, and a handgun. Because she was in possession of one pound of crystal
meth, Akins-Smith now faces a trafficking charge carrying a minimum mandatory
sentence of 25 years in prison.

On
June 5, 2019, working on information developed during the bust on June 4, SID
investigators served a search warrant at a residence off Sherman Avenue. During
that search, investigators found approximately two pounds of crystal
methamphetamine, $1100 in cash, and two handguns. One of the handguns had been
reported stolen.

Mikeyshia
Akins-Smith, age 40, of Sherman Avenue, Panama City, was charged with Trafficking
in more than 400 grams of Methamphetamine and Possession of a Firearm by a
Convicted Felon. Arrested the second day was Mathew Wood, age 45, of Sunflower
Lane, Panama City, on charges of Trafficking in more than 400 grams of
Methamphetamine and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.

The
investigation continues and additional arrests are expected.

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Prepared
by R. Corley

Information
by Lt. K. Francis

Approved
by Sheriff T. Ford