Peru – Recently, a search warrant served by police officers with the CLEAN Team led to the arrests of Terry Duty, 52, and Karen Shell, 28, both from Peru, IN.
As part of an illegal narcotics investigation, officers executed a Miami County search warrant at 312 Tyler Street, Peru, IN. During the search, officers allegedly found an inactive methamphetamine lab. Duty was at the residence when the warrant was served. He was taken into custody and incarcerated in the Miami County Jail to face criminal charges for conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, possession of chemical precursors, and maintaining a common nuisance.
Further investigation led officers to a second location where they encountered Shell. She was found to be wanted on a Miami County arrest warrant for parole violation. She was also incarcerated in the Miami County Jail.
The CLEAN Team is a recently created task force with 11 law enforcement entities that have dedicated resources to fight narcotics in Fulton and Miami Counties. CLEAN stands for Combined Law Enforcement Against Narcotics. The main focus of the task force is narcotics enforcement with an emphasis on methamphetamine related crimes.
Law enforcement officers encourage anyone with information about the possession, distribution, or manufacturing of narcotics to call their local law enforcement agency or the Indiana State Police Drug Tip Line at 1-800-453-4756. Information can be reported anonymously.
All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until, and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
