Dealing in Methamphetamine
On May 13th detectives with the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Drug Task Force, which is a collaboration between the Evansville Police Department and the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office, arrested 32-year-old JaJaun D. Bennett for 2 counts of Dealing a Narcotic Drug (Fentanyl) and Possession of a Handgun by a Felon.
After a lengthy investigation a search warrant was obtained for Bennett’s residence in Warrick County. With the assistance of the Warrick County Sheriff’s Office, detectivessearched Bennett’s home and recovered 62 grams of a powder substance that field-tested positive for Fentanyl. Bennett was taken into custody during a traffic stop prior to the execution of the search warrant and found to be in possession of a loaded firearm. During the course of the investigation detectives recovered a total of 69 grams of suspected Fentanyl. This large quantity of potent synthetic opioid drug is equivalent to approximately 700 doses.
On May 14th detectives with the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Drug Task Force collaborated with Homeland Security Investigators and Indiana State Police to apprehend a large quantity of methamphetamine being brought into Evansville through the mail. 51-year-old Shawn D. Foster had taken possession of, and concealed, a package containing 905.4 grams of methamphetamine. Foster was arrested after attempting to flee from officers on foot.
Both JuJuan D. Bennett and Shawn D. Foster were placed in the Vanderburgh CountyConfinement Center.
Please call the EPD Tip Line (812) 435-6194 to report suspicious activity including
possible narcotic involvement in your neighborhood as we continue to work in partnership
to keep Evansville safe.
