Gilford bust involves 'designer' drugs

GILFORD — After several months of investigation, police executed a search warrant at a Doris Drive home Wednesday morning and later charged two people with multiple counts of possession of analog or designer drugs.

Police said Mary Onley, 46, of 32 Doris Drive and Shawn Jogan, 35, of the same address, had 750 units of bath salts and 500 units of synthetic cannabinoids in their home.

Police said they also found packaging for several thousand more units.

According to complaints obtained from the 4th Circuit Court, Laconia Division, each faces two separate counts of possession of Alpha-PVP and two separate counts of possession of AM 2201. Each also faces two counts each of possession with intent to distribute Alpha-PVP and two counts each of possession with intent to distribute AM-2201.

According to a variety of on-line Websites, Alpha-PVP is described as a stimulant and is marketed on overseas Internet sites as a novel designer drug.

AM-2201 is reportedly a synthetic drug that acts as a potent cannabinoid receptor. Online blogs describe the effects of smoking it as short-lived but often resulting in headaches, hallucinations, panic attacks and vomiting.

Police said the seizure and arrests "were part of several that occurred in a nationwide crackdown on the most recent trend in drug abuse."

Judge Jim Carroll ordered both held on $250,000 cash bond each. At the request of the prosecutor, he also ordered the affidavits supporting the search and arrests sealed from the public.