UPDATE - David E. Ballentine Jr. age 57 of Camdenton was formally charged with:

Count 1 - Class A Felony of Trafficking Drugs - 2nd Degree

Count II - Class D Felony of Possession of Controlled Substance

Count III - Class D Felony of Possession of Controlled Substance

Count IV - Class D Felony of Possession of Controlled Substance 

Count V - Class D Felony of Possession of Controlled Substance 

Count VI - Class D Felony of Possession of Controlled Substance

Being held on $100,000.00 cash bond and $100,000.00 surety bond

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On 7/11/2019 during the evening hours, Officers of the Lake Area Narcotics Task Force and the Camden County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant at a business/residence in the 5600 Block of Old Rt 5, Camdenton, Mo.

As a result of the search warrant, approximately one hundred twenty-four (124) grams of crystal methamphetamine, (3) three Oxycodone, ten Hydromorphone, (2) two Dilaudid, (3) three Clonazepam, (15) fifteen Diazepam, a misdemeanor amount of marijuana, and drug paraphernalia used in the distribution and consumption of controlled substances, were seized.