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Twelve suspects were arrested in Jasper County and an additional two were arrested in Newton County.

According to Chief Deputy Terry Risner, “We are witnessing an increase in burglaries to residences, thefts and other criminal activity that is directly related to these narcotics. We as a community recently witnessed an increase in daylight residential burglaries in multi-county areas which may exceed over 100, in which prescription drugs were targeted as part of those residential burglaries.”In the early morning hours on Feb. 26, approximately 37 officers area law enforcement agencies conducted the service of numerous drug warrants throughout Jasper and Newton Counties.Those agencies included Jasper County Sheriff’s Department, Newton County Sheriff’s Department, Indiana State Police, Rensselaer Police Department, DeMotte Police Department, Remington Police Department and Francesville Town Marshal.
The arrest warrants were a cumulative action from Bi-State Drug Task Force Investigation in cooperation with the aforementioned agencies from August 2007 through the present.This drug investigation not only turned up the normally encountered drugs, including cocaine, heroin and marijuana, but also included a large amount of prescription narcotics. The investigation found that illegal sales of prescription narcotics is on the rise and is now being addressed by agencies such as the Bi-State Drug Task Force and local law enforcement.Charges in Jasper and Newton County ranged from dealing in a scheduled 2 through schedule 4 controlled substances, unlawful sale of legend drugs, dealing in marijuana, dealing in cocaine and theft.
Twelve suspects were arrested in Jasper County and an additional two were arrested in Newton County. There are several warrants that have not yet been served as of this release.“Our office would like to recognize the hard work and dedication put forth by the various police officers from the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department, the Rensselaer City Police and the Bi-State Drug Task Force in investigating these cases,” said Kathryn O’Neall, prosecuting attorney. “We also want to recognize the efforts of the DeMotte Police Department, the Remington Town Marshal, the Francesville Town Marshal, the Newton County Sheriff’s Department and the Indiana State Police for their assistance in making the arrests of the individuals charged. Without their hard work and cooperation these cases could not have been filed.”
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