Heroin laced with fentanyl found during drug bust | Local News

A collaborative investigation with officials from the Indiana State Police Drug Enforcement Section, Logansport Police Department and the Cass County Drug Task Force led to the arrest of a Logansport man who police said was dealing heroin laced with fentanyl.

After a police search of his property in the 10 block of Fountain Street Tuesday afternoon, Nathaniel Ewing, 32, Logansport, was arrested on felony preliminary charges of dealing a narcotic drug (heroin) with enhancements, possession of meth, possession of a narcotic drug (heroin) with enhancements, obliteration of identifying marks on a handgun and maintaining a common nuisance, as well as misdemeanor counts of possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia, LPD Asst. Chief Dan Frye said.

The search came as a result of numerous public complaints, Frye said.

Inside the residence, police located seven grams of heroin laced with fentanyl, methamphetamine, marijuana, various prescription medication, two handguns and an AK-47 assault rifle with a loaded magazine of 100 rounds of ammunition, Frye said.

Police said it’s an ongoing investigation, and more arrests are expected.

If you have concerns or complaints about possible drug activity in your neighborhood, you are encouraged to call the Logansport Police Department at 574-753-4101, the Cass County Sheriff’s Department at 574-753-7800 or by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

Reach Kim Dunlap at kim.dunlap@pharostribune.com or 574-732-5150.