Three arrested for drug trafficking

A Milton woman, wanted after over 12,000 pills were found when a search warrant was executed on her home Wednesday, turned herself in on Monday.

Betsy Allen, 58, of Milton, was named at a press conference held by Santa Rosa County Sheriff Wendell Hall after narcotics detectives were able to conduct three controlled buys.

Those buys led to the search warrant being executed on her Indian Ford Road home in Milton where officers discovered several suitcases full of prescription medications.

Hall noted that Allen, who is known under other aliases like Betsy Taylor, Bessie Taylor, Bessie Gilbert, and Bessie Lorraine, would befriend the elderly and arrange doctor’s appointments for them. This practice is called "doctor shopping."

Allegedly, Allen would take the narcotic prescriptions and then sell them. Allen is currently being held in Santa Rosa County Jail without bond for dealing prescription medications.

Also arrested Monday morning was Allen's husband, William Wayne Allen, 64, on charges after a search led to the discovery of controlled substances inside a safe in his residence on July 30. 

William Wayne Allen posted a $5,000 bond in Escambia County and was released.

Judith "Victoria" Brake, 23, the granddaughter of William and Betsy Allen, was arrested at the Allen's Indian Ford Road residence on a warrant issued on July 31.

The warrant stemmed from an incident in which Brake delivered Hydrocodone and Xanax to undercover officers during a previous undercover operation earlier this year.

Brake is currently being held in the Santa Rosa County Jail on charges of sale and trafficking in a controlled substance.

Betsy Allen was wanted on outstanding felony warrants due to the sale of illegal drugs before the search warrant was issued on July 30.

When deputies executed the search they also discovered 29 firearms inside a safe, which also contained controlled substances.

No street value of the narcotics found by deputies was available, but some of the prescriptions mentioned were Darvacet, Dialauded, Soma, and Lortab.

Hall noted this definitely was a big operation when you look at the number of pills Allen was found with on her person.

Another concern Hall had was the number of guns in the home that were sized. Out of the 29, two are believed to be reported as stolen.

"It is certain they were not avid hunters and as far as I know they were not a gun collector," said Hall.

Hall indicated the Sheriff's Office would be trying to contact those who the prescriptions were written to and see what might have happened to the pills.

William Wayne Allen is also suspected of illegally operating a pawnshop out of his home according to Santa Rosa Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Sgt. Scott Haines. Anyone who may have had dealings with Allen concerning this type of operation is asked to contact the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office at 983-1213.