Saturday, September 15, 2018

Meth investigations on the uptick here

Criminal drug cases rose in 2016 to a five-year peak in Crittenden County and it appears methamphetamine is becoming more prevalent inside the city limits of Marion.

Marion’s top cop says meth finds by city police were once fairly uncommon, but this year officers are making a record number of meth arrests.

The number of illegal methamphetamine labs being busted is way down here, but the drug is likely being imported from Mexico, says the state prosecutor.

Get all of the details in the Sept. 13, 2018 printed issue of The Crittenden Press.

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