PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WMDJ) – The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office delivered a significant gift to the community this Christmas Eve, making a major drug bust just in time for Santa’s arrival.

Deputies, alongside K9 officer Zoe, executed a search warrant on Christmas Eve at a residence on Frank Arnett Drive in Abbott Creek. Acting on an ongoing investigation, they uncovered nearly half a pound of crystal meth, 17 grams of heroin, prescription pills, and firearms.

56-year-old Roy Gipson, was arrested and faces multiple charges, including trafficking crystal meth, heroin, and prescription drugs, as well as possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Gipson is also accused of attempting to flee and evade deputies and providing false identification.

He is currently being held in the Floyd County Detention Center.