BERRIEN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — One suspect has been arrested in a large drug bust that occurred last Friday.
On August 14, detectives from the Southwest Enforcement Team (SWET) West unit, along with members of the Chikaming Township Police, United States Postal Inspection Service, Berrien County Sheriff Department and Michigan State Police, executed a narcotics search warrant in Chikaming Township.
Officers located 60 grams of cocaine, approximately half an ounce of fentanyl, and several baggies with an unknown powder substance. Also located during the search was a handgun stolen out of Iowa and other narcotic trafficking evidence.
71-year-old Michael Vernon McNair Jr. was the target of this investigation and was located outside the house. He was subsequently arrested and lodged at the Berrien County jail on the following charges:
- Possession with intent to deliver Cocaine
- Possession with intent to deliver Fentanyl
- Felon in Possession of a Firearm
- Possession of a Firearm during the commission of a crime
SWET is funded in part by the Michigan HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area), as well as the U.S. Department of Justice.
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