GILFORD - A four-month undercover drug investigation ended with the arrest of three people at a local strip club Tuesday and four others being charged.
Investigators recovered undisclosed amounts of cocaine, prescription medication and cash as well as a stolen firearm.
The arrests started Tuesday night when police raided the Mardi Gras North Cabaret, 15 Kimball St. Arrested there were Kyme Lynn Locke, 37, of 19 Tremont St., Concord, Dana Eliese Zizzo, 22, of 627 Weirs Boulevard, Laconia, and Sherry Lynn Barnhart, 21, of 39 Winterbrook Road, Campton.
Locke is charged with five counts of sale of cocaine while Zizzo is facing three counts of selling marijuana. She also was wanted on electronic bench warrants for failing to appear on charges of fraudulent use of a credit card and theft by unauthorized taking, both misdemeanors out of Dover and Portsmouth district courts, respectively.
Barnhart is charged with five counts of selling Oxycodone.
Holderness police arrested Shauna Lyn Martin, 23, of 1203 NH Route 175, #1, Holderness on one count of sale of a controlled drug, Suboxone. She also was wanted on two electronic bench warrants for non payment of fines out of the 2nd Circuit Court, Plymouth District.
Franklin police arrested Scott Tripp, 39, of 65 Prospect St., Franklin, on five counts of unlawful sale of Oxycodone, second offense, and Jessica Sargent, 35, of 35 East Bow St., #4, Franklin, on charges of conspiracy to commit sale of a controlled drug, and one count each of selling marijuana and Oxycodone.
Tilton Police arrested Justin Ainsley, 21, last known address of 98 Mylod St., Norwood, Mass. on one count of selling marijuana.
Police expect to make more arrests.
That be a drug club!