Pulaski County Missouri
Stacy Ball Sheriff
Traffic Stop Leads to Methamphetamine Seizure in Pulaski County
February 1, 2025, members of the Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Group, Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force, and the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation.
The driver, identified as Joel M. Bollinger Jr., of Richland, Missouri, failed to yield, continuing westbound on Interstate 44. During the pursuit, officers observed Bollinger reaching toward the passenger-side floorboard. Once the vehicle came to a stop, Deputies removed the driver and conducted a search of the area where he had been reaching. Inside a cooler, officers discovered approximately 4.5 pounds of methamphetamine.
Bollinger was taken into custody and transported to the Pulaski County Detention Center, where he is being held on a 24-hour hold for Trafficking and Possession of a Controlled Substance.
This investigation remains ongoing, and I want to express my sincere appreciation to the dedicated Narcotics Task Force Officers from the Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force, the Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Group, and the Deputies from the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office for their professionalism, dedication to our citizen's safety, and teamwork throughout this investigation.
I want to remind the public that this individual is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Sheriff Stacy L. Ball
Pulaski County Sheriff's Office
Pulaski County Sheriff's Department
Just a rough estimate of the street value of Methamphetamine... Street price (per gram): Methamphetamine is often sold in smaller amounts at
$50 to $150 per gram.
Street value calculation:
1 pound = ~453 grams
4.5 pounds = ~2,040 grams
If sold at an average of $100 per gram, the total street value would be:
$100 × 2,040 grams = $204,000
If sold at a lower estimate of $50 per gram, the total value would be:
$50 × 2,040 grams = $102,000. As far as people served with 4.5 pounds of Methamphetamine, At 1 g per day, 2,040 g could supply 2,040 users.
However, this all depends on the frequency of use