Friday, November 19, 2004

St. Charles Resident Heads Major Heroin Ring - Nine Arrested by Federal Agents

Adrian Minnis, 32, a resident of the 900 block of Time Centre Drive in the Time Centre Apartment Homes on South Fifth at I-70 was arrested by Federal Agents and charged with attempting to smuggle 20 pounds of pure heroin worth more than $3 million into the St. Louis area. A total of nine arrests were made including his brothers Antonio Minnis, 39 of Westchester Court in St. Charles, Terrell Minnis, 30, of the 9000 block of Bessmer in Berkeley. Also arrested were Marneik Guest, 33, of the 900 block of Midland in Overland, Angela Nunaley 34, of the 1500 block of North Hanley in University City and Victoria Powell, 34, of the 4400 block of Cote Brilliante in St. Louis and three others from California.First Capitol News Photo by Tony Brockmeyer