Four arrested on drug charges in White Pigeon Twp.
Four individuals face multiple drug charges after being arrested Wednesday in White Pigeon Township.
Four individuals face multiple drug charges after being arrested Wednesday in White Pigeon Township.
Deputies from the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department responded to the 68000 block of Edgewater Beach Road after alleged drug use was reported in the area. Upon arrival deputies witnessed said drug use, secured the residence, and obtained a search warrant.
Two Sturgis residents, one White Pigeon resident, and an Angola resident will be charged with possession of methamphetamine, maintaining a drug house, and frequenting a drug house. According to authorities, three of the four subjects were female and their ages ranged from 48 to 55-years-old.
Alek Haak-Frost is executive editor of Watershed Voice.
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