From The Tribune staff reports
LEEDS — The Leeds Police Department (LPD) arrested a man on multiple drug charges on Friday, August 26, at approximately 7:30 a.m.
According to the LPD, Desmond Lamar Campbell, a.k.a. Desmond Lamar Pearson, 34, of Leeds, was taken into custody when the LPD Operations Support Unit and SWAT Team served a search warrant in the 8000 block of Charles Barkley Avenue in Leeds.
Once inside the residence, officers recovered methamphetamines, fentanyl, crack cocaine, marijuana, xanax, oxycodone, suboxone, Glock 34C with a magazine drum, and U.S. currency.
Campbell is in the Jefferson County Jail charged with possession of a pistol by a violent felon, distribution of a controlled substance, two charges for trafficking fentanyl, trafficking methamphetamines, four charges for distribution of a controlled substance, and possession of marijuana. Campbell has a $3.145 million bond for these charges.
“I am very proud of the outstanding performance of our officers because they are doing a great job working together to remove these individuals who believe they can sale these dangerous drugs in our city,” Leeds Police Chief Paul Irwin said. “I believe that they can sell them, but eventually they are going to jail, and we are going to put enough charges on them tlpat the dangers they are causing can not be ignored. We see the damages that drugs cause to communities and the loss of life because these types of narcotics are killing people every day. If they don’t kill you, they cause you to enter into a life of crime, and they victimize the community. We appreciate the community support and our mayor and city council who appreciate what we are doing to make Leeds a better community.”
Irwin encourages anyone with information on this or any other type of illegal activity to call the Leeds Police Department at 205-699-2581.