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Drug bust nets Meth

Published 11:06am Thursday, February 28, 2008

A narcotics search warrant led to the arrest of four individuals Wednesday morning in Vining who were in possession of Methamphetamine.

Formal charges, as of this morning, were pending at the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Department.

Arrested at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday were Joel James McManigle, 19, Jesse Allan McManigle, 29, Michael Thomas Buchanan, 53, and Danielle Jean Vizenor, 22. All were charged with possession of third degree controlled substance. Buchanan also was charged with receiving stolen property and Vizenor with possession of second degree controlled substance.

Lt.. Mark Englund of the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Department said this morning that an investigation led to the narcotics search warrant in Vining, conducted by the sheriff’s department and the West Central Minnesota Drug Task Force.

“The four individuals were placed under arrest without incident,” Englund said.

“The case remains under investigation by our department and the West Central Minnesota Drug Task Force.”

The amount of Meth-amphetamine was not disclosed, and a street value also was unavailable as of this morning.