Tuscaloosa Drug Bust Nets Large Quantities Of Meth, Fentanyl And More

TUSCALOOSA, AL — The West Alabama Narcotics Task Force has arrested a woman after a search warrant resulted in agents recovering nine ounces of methamphetamine, 25 grams of fentanyl, four grams of heroin, two grams of cocaine, two grams of MDMA and 1.5 pounds of marijuana.

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Celeste Akia McIntyre, 41, was arrested Monday morning after the search of a home in the 400 block of 36th Avenue. She was charged with trafficking meth, trafficking fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute heroin, first-degree possession of marijuana, two counts of possession of a controlled substance and four counts of failure to affix a tax stamp.

McIntyre's total bond was set at $3.08 million

“Like everywhere else in the country, we’ve seen an increase of overdoses from fentanyl trafficking and use during the last few years,” Task Force commander Captain Brad Jones said. “Many of the overdoses have happened to people who were unaware they had used something laced with fentanyl.”

He then explained that powdered fentanyl can be mixed into substances like methamphetamine and heroin, or pressed into counterfeit prescription pills.

“People should be aware that just a small amount can be deadly – it’s 100 times stronger than morphine and 50 times stronger than heroin,” he said.

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