PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WMDJ) — A Pikeville woman was arrested Wednesday following the execution of a search warrant connected to a drug trafficking investigation.

According to an arrest citation, officers executed a search warrant at a home on Cypress Alley on July 1 after conducting a controlled purchase as part of the investigation.

During the search, investigators reported finding a handgun, digital scales, drug paraphernalia, a large amount of cash and suspected oxycodone. The citation states the evidence recovered was consistent with drug trafficking.

Misty Tackett-Kelly, 52, of Pikeville, was arrested and lodged in the Pike County Detention Center.

She is charged with first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, first offense. The charge is an allegation, and Tackett-Kelly is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.