(KINGSFORD,MI.)–On Saturday, March 10th, Kingsford Public Safety officers received a call from a citizen concerning a possible meth dumpsite. Officers responded to the location, which was near the parking lot of Cowboy Lake. Officers located a large tote which had been thrown out near the Menominee River. The tote contained several items, which are used in the manufacturing of methamphetamine. Detectives from the Upper Peninsula Enforcement Team (UPSET) were called in to clean up the hazardous materials site. Kingsford Public Safety Department personnel developed suspects in the methamphetamine dump site. On March 19th, one of the suspects was interviewed and admitted to dumping the materials near Cowboy Lake. Subsequently, a search warrant was authorized by the Dickinson County Prosecuting Attorney, Lisa Richards, for a residence in Kingsford. Also on March 19th, a search warrant was executed by officers of the Kingsford Public Safety Department and officers from the KIND Drug Enforcement. Items used in the manufacture of methamphetamine were located inside and outside of the residence. UPSET detectives were called to clean up the materials that were located on site. Dickinson County Health Department was notified of the situation and the residence was tagged by the health department. Kingsford Public Safety Department personnel were assisted the KIND Drug Enforcement Team, officers from the Iron Mountain Police Department, Deputies from the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Department, Detectives from UPSET and the Dickinson-Iron District Health Department. Kingsford Public Safety Department Officers are reminding citizen, “If you locate something suspicious, do not touch any of the items, but do contact local police.”
(Aaron Harper,WJNR,WOBE,WHTO)
aaronharper22@gmail.com