Drug Task Force Nabs Man in Wentzville Buying Cold Meds to Make Meth, Police Say

A Greenville, MO man was arrested Feb. 28 in an ongoing investigation into buying pseudoephedrine for methamphetamine production.

Ricky Coppedge, 32, of Greenville, MO was charged March 31 by the St. Charles County Prosecutor’s Office with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possession of pseudoephedrine with intent to make meth.

St. Charles County Drug Task Force detectives said they stopped Coppedge in the 1300 block of Forest Way in Wentzville as he was buying pseudoephedrine from a third party for $100. Officers also found a knotted plastic bag in his pocket that contained one gram of meth.

Officers also said they found 116 blister packs containing 83.52 grams of pseudoehedrine hidden underneath the hood of his car, and a sock with 13 grams of meth and $1,300 in cash hidden behind his dashboard.

Coppedge posted a $10,000 bond and was released from St. Charles County jail Thursday.

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