(COLUMBUS) – Seven people are facing charges as a result of a narcotics investigation in Bartholomew County.
Columbus police say officers recovered 1.5 pounds of methamphetamine with a street value of $30,000 when they served a search warrant at a home in the 100 block of South Mapleton Street on Wednesday.
Investigators say they also arrested six people on the following preliminary charges:
41-year-old David Oswaldo Cornejo: Dealing in Methamphetamine (Level 2 Felony), Possession of Methamphetamine (Level 3 Felony), Maintaining a Common Nuisance (Level 6 Felony)
37-year-old Fernando Lopez-Mendez: Dealing in Methamphetamine (Level 2 Felony), Possession of Methamphetamine (Level 3 Felony), Maintaining a Common Nuisance
42-year-old Mirna Benitez-Paz: Maintaining a Common Nuisance (Level 6 Felony)
38-year-old Isabel Benitez-Paz: Maintaining a Common Nuisance (Level 6 Felony)
19-year-old Michell Vasqez Benitez: Visiting a Common Nuisance (Class B Misd.)
19-year-old Rogelio Moreno Benitez: Visiting a Common Nuisance (Class B Misd.)
On Tuesday, police say they stopped a vehicle on State Street, which reportedly contained about a 1/4 pound of meth. A 39-year-old named Frederico E. Reyes was taken into custody and he’s being charged with Possession of Methamphetamine (Level 3 Felony).
Authorities are continuing to investigate the sale of illegal drugs in Columbus and Bartholomew County.
