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Miami/Wabash Counties –  Recent investigations by members of the CLEAN Team has resulted in four criminal arrests from Wabash and Miami Counties.

Officers from the CLEAN Team executed a Miami County search warrant on a home at 622 West Main Street, Peru. During a search of the residence, officers allegedly found numerous syringes, chemical precursors associated with the manufacturing of methamphetamine, a methamphetamine cooking vessel, and marijuana. Mason Bowen, 26, and Stacie Addison, 28, both from Peru, were located at the residence. The pair was incarcerated in the Miami County Jail. Addison faces criminal charges for possession of marijuana and visiting a common nuisance. Bowen was incarcerated on an active arrest warrant, issued by the Wabash Circuit Court, alleging charges for dealing methamphetamine and conspiracy to deal methamphetamine.  The warrant was the result of a joint investigation by the CLEAN Team and the Wabash County Drug Task Force. The Miami County case is still an active investigation with the potential for more charges to be presented to the Miami County prosecutor’s office.

Yesterday, Ann Confer, 33, Peru, IN, surrendered to officers at the Wabash County Sheriff’s Department. She was wanted on a Wabash Circuit Court arrest warrant for dealing methamphetamine and conspiracy to deal methamphetamine. Her arrest stemmed from the same joint investigation by the CLEAN Team and the Wabash County Drug Task Force in which Bowen was arrested.  The case was started in the summer and cumulated with warrants for Bowen and Confer being recently issued, and served.

Yesterday, CLEAN Team members executed a Miami County search warrant on a residence at 84 East Canal Street, Peru. During their search, officers allegedly found prescription medication, syringes, and drug paraphernalia. Ariel King, 23, a resident of the home, was arrested. She was incarcerated in the Miami County Jail to face criminal charges for possession of a narcotic drug, possession of a syringe, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

The CLEAN Team is a 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.