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Two men face drug charges

The arrests were made over the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend.

Posted: Nov 27, 2017 4:10 PM
Posted By: Melvin Carlock

ABERDEEN, Miss. (WTVA) -- Two men face drug charges after their arrests over the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend in Monroe County.

Sheriff Cecil Cantrell says Justin Bradley Bird, 37, and Josh Edward Mills, 26, both of Aberdeen, are charged with possession of a controlled substance.

Bird was arrested Thanksgiving Day and Mills was arrested last Wednesday.

Cantrell says they were arrested as part of safety checkpoints set up in his county.

Both remain in the Monroe County jail pending initial appearances in court.

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