UPDATE 11/28/12 @ 9:15 p.m.
OLIVE HILL, Ky. (WSAZ) -- Olive Hill Mayor Danny Sparks has been charged with drug trafficking within 1,000 feet of a school, according to information from the Olive Hill Police Department.
Sparks was arrested Wednesday evening near Olive Hill Elementary with an undisclosed amount of marijuana.
He also was charged with having an open alcoholic beverage container in a motor vehicle.
Olive Hill Police Chief Bobby Hall tells WSAZ.com officers with the FADE Task Force arrested Mayor Danny Sparks Wednesday evening following an undercover drug buy.
Police say Sparks sold undercover officers marijuana.
Two years ago, when the FADE Drug Task Force was on a major meth roundup, the mayor was chairman of the cheering section. He even talked about the need for a greater crackdown on the scourge of drugs destroying his community.
Sparks was booked at the Carter County Jail but was soon released, jail officials tell WSAZ.com. There's no word on what Olive Hill City Council plans to do about the matter.
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ORIGINAL STORY
OLIVE HILL, Ky. (WSAZ) -- The Mayor of Olive Hill has been arrested on drug charges.
Olive Hill Police Chief Bobby Hall tells WSAZ.com officers with the FADE Task Force arrested Mayor Danny Sparks Wednesday evening following an undercover drug buy.
Hall said Sparks was arrested near Olive Hill Elementary School.
Police say Sparks sold undercover officers marijuana.
No other details have been released yet.
Keep clicking on WSAZ.com for the latest information.
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