Pictured is meth seized by police Thursday in Celoron.

CELORON – Two Ohio women have been arrested following a multi-year investigation into the sale of meth in the southern end of Chautauqua County.

On Thursday, narcotics investigators in Chautauqua County assisted the Drug Enforcement Agency in an arrest for methamphetamine distribution in Celoron. Investigators from Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, Jamestown Police Department, Dunkirk Police Department and the DEA had been investigating methamphetamine drug trafficking from Akron to the Jamestown area for the past three years.

Information was received that a large quantity of methamphetamine was being transported to the Jamestown area on Thursday. Investigators were able to locate the vehicle and patrol officers from Jamestown Police Department and the Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle at a residence in Celoron.

A search warrant for the vehicle was obtained by the DEA. A search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of more than pounds of methamphetamine.

Celina Serva, 26, of Akron was charged with possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. She will be arraigned in the US District Court for the Western District of New York in Buffalo.

Leslie Carnes, 46, of Akron was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled Substance and was issued an appearance ticket to appear in the Town of Ellicott Court.

Authorities continue to ask members of the community to call and report suspicious or narcotics related activity within their neighborhoods. For the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Investigators Tip line call either 800-344-8702 or 716-664-2420, for the Jamestown Police Department Tip line call 716-483-8477 and for the Dunkirk Police Department Tip line call 716-363-0313.