A recent two day sweep by members of the CLEAN Team has resulted in five arrests from Fulton, Cass, and Miami Counties. On Wednesday officers served 27 year old Ricky Sneeling of Rochester, with two Fulton Superior Court arrest warrants alleging probation violations for previous possession of methamphetamine charges. He was taken into custody without incident at a home on North State Road 25. 44 year old Kurt Miller of Peru, was arrested at a residence on South Holiday Drive, Peru, IN. He was served a Miami County arrest warrant alleging probation violation for an original charge of manufacturing methamphetamine. 48 year old Troy Horn of Walton, IN, was served a Miami County arrest warrant at a residence on Howard Street, Walton, IN. He was wanted for probation violation on an original charge for possession of cocaine.
On Thursday night, officers executed a search warrant at a residence on West Section Drive in Rochester, IN. During their search, officers allegedly found a methamphetamine lab and methamphetamine. Bernard Bell, 48, and Amanda Wicker, 34, were arrested and incarcerated in the Fulton County Jail. Bell faces felony charges for manufacturing methamphetamine and possession of methamphetamine. Wicker faces felony charges for conspiracy to manufacturing methamphetamine and possession of methamphetamine. They were both allegedly out on bond from a previous methamphetamine case. Members of the Indiana State Police Clandestine Lab Team cleaned up the purported methamphetamine lab.
The CLEAN Team is a recently created task force with 11 law enforcement entities that have dedicated resources to fight narcotics in Fulton and Miami Counties. CLEAN stands for Combined Law Enforcement Against Narcotics. The main focus of the task force is narcotics enforcement with an emphasis on methamphetamine related crimes.
Law enforcement officers encourage anyone with information about the possession, distribution, or manufacturing of narcotics to call their local law enforcement agency or the Indiana StatePolice Drug Tip Line at 1-800-453-4756. Information can be reported anonymously.