Authorities find drugs in home located near daycare center
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A Sallisaw woman was arrested on various drug and firearm-related charges last week as a result of an investigation begun by the Sequoyah County Sheriff's Office and the District 27 District Attorney's Drug Task Force.

Task force agents, along with sheriff's deputies and Sallisaw Police officers, served a search warrant on a Sallisaw home on June 20.

During the search process, agents reported finding substances appearing to be methamphetamine and substances appearing to be marijuana, along with items of paraphernalia commonly associated with the distribution and use of controlled dangerous substances, according to a task force press release. Investigators also found numerous prescription medications, such as alprazolam, hydrocodone, oxycodone, and methadone, all with no valid prescriptions. Agents also found firearms in the home, which was located within 1,000 feet of a daycare center.

Donna Gremillion, 48, of Sallisaw was arrested. She was booked into the Sequoyah County Jail in Sallisaw on charges of possession of controlled dangerous substances with intent to distribute, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of a controlled dangerous substance without a valid prescription, possession of a firearm in commission of a felony, possession of a controlled dangerous substance within 1,000 feet of a daycare center, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Gremillion was released on a $38,000 bond.

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