The Columbia area HIDTA Drug Task Force arrested Damon Cruse, 47, of Campbellsville on charges from an Adair County sealed indictment for 3 counts of trafficking over 2 grams of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. The arrest stems from an investigation in drug trafficking in Adair County.

Assisting in the investigation were Columbia Police, Campbellsville Police, KSP DESI West. KSP Special Operations Branch, and the Columbia Area HIDTA Drug Task Force. 

Cruse was taken into custody in Taylor County, initially being lodged lodged in the Taylor County Jail, before being transported to the Adair County Regional Jail.