WELLSTON, Mo. — Federal and state agencies were carrying out a raid on the Wellston Food Market Wednesday night.
Sgt. Lynn Woodward with the North County Police Cooperative said the raids at the market on Page Avenue were part of a two-month investigation, and four people were arrested.
The Wellston Food Market was the scene of the deadly shooting of North County Police Cooperative Officer Michael Langsdorf in June.
Woodward could not say how many people were arrested. The raids were for drugs and guns, and investigators said they found both.
Some of the drugs — heroin and crack cocaine — were out in the open when investigators carried out the raid.
In July, Major Ron Martin, Asst. Chief of the North County Police Cooperative told 5 On Your Side the business these last several years has become a hot spot for crime and drugs.
"If you want to purchase narcotics, everyone knows you go up around Clay's," Martin said.
In that July interview, Martin said officers have received more than 1,200 calls for service to the location in the last year and a half.
On Wednesday night, Martin said Langsdorf's death was part of why they wanted to crack down on this market, but not the only reason.
"Before we lost Officer Langsdorf, there was a lot of families who lost loved ones, who had loved ones that were involved, and they were victims of violent crime here," Martin said.
A source tells 5 On Your Side that one of the people arrested in the raid was the owner of the market. Officials have not named anyone arrested in the raid, and charges have not been issued as of this writing.
This story will be updated when more information becomes available.