Moorhead: Ferid Salah Booked on Drug Sale Charge

Moorhead (trfnews.i234.me) — Ferid Juhar Salah was booked into Clay County custody on August 31, 2026.

The Clay County inmate roster lists Salah as 40 years old.

The booking entry lists a first-degree controlled substance sale allegation involving a narcotic.

Salah’s listed booking time was 5:24 p.m.

The Moorhead Police Department is listed as the arresting agency.

First-Degree Drug Sale Allegation

The brief jail record does not identify the narcotic allegedly involved.

It also does not list the alleged weight or number of dosage units.

No details about an alleged sale were included in the booking information.

The record does not state where the alleged offense occurred.

Ferid Juhar Salah booking photo — Clay County Correctional Facility

It also does not identify another person allegedly involved in a transaction.

No additional charges were listed in the information provided for this report.

Minnesota law addresses first-degree controlled substance crimes under Section 152.021.

The law includes several types of controlled substance sale offenses.

The required amount depends on the substance involved.

Different thresholds apply to cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, heroin, and other narcotic drugs.

The booking entry does not include a specific statute subdivision.

Because of that, the exact statutory provision cannot be confirmed from the roster alone.

Readers can review Minnesota Statute 152.021 for the current law.

The Clay County Correctional Facility is located in Moorhead.

The facility houses adult inmates at several security levels.

The booking information provided does not include a court date.

It also does not list bail or release information.

Readers can visit the Clay County Correctional Facility website for jail information.

Custody information may change after court hearings or other legal action.

A jail booking does not establish that a person committed a crime.

The allegation against Salah must be resolved through the court process.

Future court records may identify the narcotic allegedly involved.

They may also provide the alleged amount and other case details.

Those records could include hearing dates, bail conditions, or other court orders.

Charges may be amended, dismissed, or resolved during later proceedings.

Salah is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

I’m Adrian Cole reporting for TRF News.