2 brothers arrested in connection with Pulaski County drug trafficking investigation
By Corey Elam,
2024-09-16
A pair of brothers from Columbia, Kentucky were arrested on Wednesday in connection with what authorities called a multi-agency drug trafficking investigation.
Authorities said the investigation involved the FBI, the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office, the Lexington Police Department, and the Kentucky State Police Department (KSP).
The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) posted on Facebook on Thursday that deputies were conducting surveillance on 37-year-old Frederick Ennis and 35-year-old Diontae Ennis, both from Columbia, who law enforcement said were allegedly trafficking drugs in Pulaski County and other areas of Southern Kentucky.
“Law Enforcement watched, on multiple occasions, the Ennis brothers meet with suspected sources of supply, outside of Pulaski County,” the sheriff’s office said in its Facebook post.
On Sept. 11, the sheriff’s office was reportedly watching the Ennis brothers when deputies saw them head north on I-75, and “additional agencies” joined the sheriff’s office to assist deputies, according to the PCSO.
Authorities said the Ennis brothers drove to Lexington, where air units reportedly assisted the sheriff’s office by conducting surveillance.
“The Ennis brothers were seen meeting with a vehicle in a parking lot for a short period of time, indicative to a drug transaction,” law enforcement said. Afterward, the pair allegedly drove back to Pulaski County, where KSP troopers reportedly pulled them over.
Alleged camera footage of the Ennis brothers being pulled over by law enforcement. (Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office)
Inside the Ennis brothers’ car, law enforcement reportedly found “two large bags containing methamphetamine” in the trunk, per the sheriff’s office.
The PCSO said KSP troopers and deputies allegedly found two large bags of meth in the trunk of the Ennis brothers’ car on Sept. 11. (Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office)
Frederick Ennis was charged with first-degree trafficking of methamphetamine – second offense and served a warrant charging him with contempt of court.
Diontae Ennis was charged with first-degree trafficking of methamphetamine – second offense.
The Ennis brothers were lodged in the Pulaski County Detention Center on Sept. 11. Authorities said the investigation is ongoing, and “additional charges are expected on other individuals involved in this conspiracy.”
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Lexington police officers Andrew Thornton and other cops, various White business owners, and other so-called "Blue Bloods" smuggled drugs into the country and into Kentucky for several years....and not a one ever served prison time....but street-level dealers do.
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