Investigators with the Lincoln – Lancaster County Narcotics Task Force had been looking for 38 year old Anthony Jackson in reference to a narcotics investigation. Jackson had sold methamphetamine to an undercover officer over a several month period. In that time he sold a total of 178.7 grams of methamphetamine that was purchased with $3,340 in Drug Task Force funds.
Investigators located Jackson at 32nd and Y Street around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 8th. He was seen carrying a black draw string bag before getting into a vehicle with a female passenger. Investigators stopped them before they could take off and took Jackson into custody. During a search, investigators found $3.174 in cash. In the draw string bag was 27.7 grams of suspected methamphetamine, 30.5 grams of marijuana, 29 suspected MDMA pills, 4 OxyContin pills, a scale and several self-sealing bags.
Jackson was arrested for Possession with Intent to deliver methamphetamine, possession of money while violating a drug law and possession of a controlled substance.
Regarding the earlier investigation Jackson was arrested for six counts of possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver. The passenger, a 32-year-old female, was also arrested for an outstanding traffic warrant.