KNOX COUNTY DRUG BUST

drug-arrest

Indiana State Police and the Knox County Sheriffs Department made a large drug bust during the execution of an arrest warrant in Oaktown Monday. Around 9 a.m. Eastern Time, authorities were at a Park Avenue residence to arrest 38 year old Nicole Benson on the warrant from Gibson County for Felony Theft. Benson and her boyfriend 32 year old Stanley Eck were both inside when officers entered. They found a meth pipe in plain view. A subsequent search of the residence uncovered 76 grams of methamphetamine, around 9.5 grams of psychedelic mushrooms, 164 grams of marijuana and various legend drugs. Both were taken into custody and charged with various offenses ranging from Possession and Dealing in Meth, Marijuana and a Controlled Substance to Maintaining a Common Nuisance. The duo was booked into the Knox County Jail awaiting bond.