For immediate release: 10/08/2019 2:00 p.m. Valdez, AK
On 10/4/2019, the Valdez Police Department, with assistance from the Alaska State Troopers, executed multiple search warrants in the Valdez area as a result of a prolonged narcotics trafficking investigation. In addition to these search warrants being executed, several suspects were arrested for their part in narcotics sales in Valdez.
Matthew S. Ward , of Valdez, was arrested on an outstanding felony warrant for three counts of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance 2nd Degree . Ward was held at the Valdez Jail until posting a $10,000 unsecured bond and a $2,500 cash bail.
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