Search warrant execution results in drug trafficking arrest

Ronnie Forte, age 62 of Hopkinsville, was arrested for drug trafficking on Thursday after Hopkinsville Police executed a search warrant at a residence that reportedly yielded multiple drugs.

According to a report, the Hopkinsville Police Department Special Investigation Unit executed a search warrant at residence on Howell Street, and in the search, they found around 62 grams of methamphetamine, 3 grams of cocaine and 4 grams of marijuana.

Forte was charged with two counts of first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance for methamphetamine and cocaine, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.