Months-long narcotics investigation leads to arrest in Miami County
Miami County Sheriff's detectives, deputies and Covington Police officers executed the warrant in the 100 block of South Ludlow Street in the Village of Covington.
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Officers allegedly discovered multiple items, including suspected meth, prescription pills and items that can be used in the packaging and selling of narcotics.
The warrant was the product of a months-long investigation into the alleged trafficking of methamphetamine.
A Covington resident was arrested and is currently in the Miami County Jail, facing a preliminary charge of felony trafficking narcotics.
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