Joplin Police, Ozarks Drug Enforcement arrest two on cocaine distribution charges

(From Ozark Drug Enforcement Team)

On 01/28/2017 Ozarks Drug Enforcement Team and Joplin Patrol Officers arrested Kenneth Vincent 54 from Grandview MO.

Vincent was in possession of Crack Cocaine, Powder Cocaine and Marijuana. Vincent was charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute. Vincent was stopped in a vehicle by Joplin Patrol units at 2nd and Virginia in Joplin.

On 01/28/2017 Ozarks Drug Enforcement Team and Joplin Patrol Officers arrested Robert Blackwell 48 from Lee Summit MO. Blackwell was in possession of Crack Cocaine. Blackwell was in possession of 9 baggies of suspected Crack Cocaine and was charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute. Blackwell was contacted at 526 N. Main in Joplin.