Three arrested on meth trafficking charges at Owensboro motel

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – The Daviess County Sheriff’s Office announced three meth trafficking arrests as part of an ongoing effort targeting drug trafficking at Owensboro area motels.

According to a release, Daviess County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit detectives conducted an operation at a motel on west 2nd Street on April 18 after conducting numerous undercover controlled buys of narcotics from a resident of the motel. Benjamin Canary, 37, and Cheryl Smith, 63, and Brandy Seaton, 38, were all arrested on the following listed charges:

Benjamin Canary

• Trafficking in controlled substance (Methamphetamine)
• Tampering with physical evidence
• Drug paraphernalia

Cheryl Smith

• Trafficking in controlled substance (Methamphetamine) (Complicity)
• Possession of controlled substances (Methamphetamine)
• Drug paraphernalia

Brandy Seaton

• Trafficking in controlled substance (Methamphetamine)
• Drug paraphernalia

Authorities say that while speaking to a suspect in the room prior to their arrest, detectives saw drugs and paraphernalia lying on a table and in other areas of the room. During a search of the room, authorities say they located methamphetamine, baggies, pipes, money and digital scales.

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