HANCOCK COUNTY — A tightly packed parcel with a pound of methamphetamine inside was intercepted at a distribution facility in Indianapolis by a drug-sniffing dog. The package was intended for a man in Greenfield, officials said, and it led to the arrest of three people during the weekend.
Jacqueline Anderson, 34, New Castle; and Jeremy Kirk, 37, Greenfield, have been charged with multiple felonies. The third person, Josh Pope, 45, Mount Summit, has been charged with a single felony count.
According to a probable cause affidavit, the parcel, a cardboard box measuring 16-by-10-by-10 inches, contained a pound of a crystalline substance that had been wrapped in plastic. The package, from an address in Los Angeles, was being sent to an address in the 1600 block of West New Road in Greenfield. It was intercepted at a distribution center in Indianapolis with the help of a K-9 officer.
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The crystalline substance field-tested positive for methamphetamine, the affidavit said.
Authorities resealed the package for delivery, but not before adding an electronic signaling device and a GPS tracking device, the affidavit said.
The package was delivered on Friday, Aug. 7, to the Greenfield address. After the package was taken into the residence, police quickly arrived with a search warrant, the affidavit said.
Once inside, police found the package inside a clothes dryer. The drugs were still packaged in the plastic container and the container was taped shut, as it had been prior to delivery, the affidavit said. However, the signaling device that was in the box had been torn away and discarded somewhere inside the residence.
Anderson, who retrieved the package to bring it inside the house, told police she no longer lived at the residence, but instead lived in New Castle. Anderson told police she thought the package was filled with safety masks she had ordered, the affidavit said.
In addition to the package with drugs, according to the court documents, authorities found a couple thousand dollars in cash and numerous cellphones.
Kirk was out back working with a lawn mower when police approached the house. He was arrested immediately. Anderson and Pope were taken into custody shortly after.
Anderson and Kirk each face a Level 2 felony count of dealing methamphetamine; a Level 3 felony count of possession of methamphetamine and a Level 6 felony count of maintaining a common nuisance. Pope has been charged with a Level 3 felony count of possession of methamphetamine.
The most serious charge carries a sentence of anywhere from 10 to 30 years in prison; the Level 3 charges carry a sentence of up to 16 years.
All three defendants made their initial appearances in Hancock County Circuit Court late Monday, Aug. 10, via video. Judge Scott Sirk set a $10,000 cash bond with a 15-day hold for each.
Members of the Greenfield Police Department, Hancock County Sheriff’s Department, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and the Department Homeland Security worked together to make the arrests, the affidavit said.
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