FLOYD COUNTY, KY. — FLOYD COUNTY SHERIFF DEPUTIES PATROLLING IN THE LIGON AREA CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP FOR A MINOR TRAFFIC VIOLATION AND THEY FIND MUCH MORE THAN EXPECTED. DURING THE STOP, K-9 DRAGO MADE A POSITIVE HIT ON THE VEHICLE INDICATING DRUGS. DURING A SEARCH, DEPUTIES FOUND 2 LARGE BAGS OF METH TOTALLING OVER 56 GRAMS. ANOTHER SMALLER AMOUNT OF METH WAS LOCATED IN A BODY CAVITY DURING A SEARCH OF 40-YEAR-OLD COY CHAD MCINTYRE OF BEVINSVILLE. MCINTYRE WAS CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING IN A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TAMPERING WITH PHYSICAL EVIDENCE AND PROMOTING CONTRABAND. MCINTYRE REMAINS LODGED IN THE FLOYD COUNTY JAIL.
