The Unified Narcotic Enforcement Team (UNET) announced the arrest of two Rapid City residents on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, following an ongoing investigation into illegal drug trafficking in Western South Dakota. The arrests led to the substantial seizure of cocaine, fentanyl, and MDMA.
Terrell Arthur Wilkins, 41, and Leannah Raine Vitalis, 27, both of Rapid City, were taken into custody and face a litany of felony and misdemeanor charges. Both individuals have been charged with:
- One felony count of Distribution/Manufacturing of Controlled Substance Schedule II (Fentanyl)
- One felony count of Distribution/Manufacturing of Controlled Substance Schedule II (Cocaine)
- One felony count of Distribution/Manufacturing of Controlled Substance Schedule II (MDMA)
- One felony count of Possession of Controlled Drug/Substance Schedule II (Fentanyl)
- One felony count of Possession of Controlled Drug/Substance Schedule II (Cocaine)
- One felony count of Possession of Controlled Drug/Substance Schedule II (MDMA)
- One felony count of Possession of Controlled Drug/Substance Schedule I (Hashish)
- One misdemeanor count of Possession of Marijuana (2 ounces or less)
- One misdemeanor count of Possession or Use of Drug Paraphernalia
Additionally, Leannah Vitalis faces one felony count of Possession of a Controlled Drug/Substance Schedule II (Oxycodone).
The arrests are the result of a UNET-led investigation that pinpointed fentanyl and cocaine being transported into Rapid City from Colorado. The apprehension occurred during a traffic stop conducted by a South Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper in Pennington County.
During the traffic stop, law enforcement seized approximately:
- 126.9 grams of cocaine
- Approximately 100 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl
- 6.6 grams of MDMA
- 0.3 ounce of marijuana
Both Wilkins and Vitalis are currently being held at the Pennington County Jail. They are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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