SAULT STE. MARIE, MI-- The Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team has dismantled an illegal prescription drug ring in Chippewa County.
Tuesday six people were arrested on a total of 20 felony counts for narcotics-related offenses. Charges include delivery of a controlled substance and maintaining a drug house. UPSET identified a 68-year-old woman as a major supplier of drugs in the area. The other suspects range in age from 28 to 56.
A search of a Sault Ste. Marie home uncovered evidence identifying illegal drug proceeds deposited in various bank accounts totaling more than $12,000. More than $750 in cash was also seized.
All suspects remain lodged in the Chippewa County Jail. Names are being withheld, pending arraignment.
The case remains under investigation.
