Law enforcement leaders in Fulton and Miami Counties have decided to combine resources to fight narcotics. The main focus of the CLEAN Task Force -- which stands for Combined Law Enforcement Against Narcotics, will be narcotics enforcement with an emphasis on methamphetamine-related crimes.
Indiana had a total 1,808 methamphetamine labs recovered in 2013 and 1,488 labs recovered in 2014. Those totals led the United States for both years. For the same time frame, there were a total of 337 labs recovered in the seven counties covered by the Indiana State Police Peru District. In 2013, 49 methamphetamine labs were found in Miami County. In 2014, 40 labs were recovered in Miami County. This ranked Miami County eighth in 2013 and ninth in 2014 for methamphetamine labs recovered in Indiana. As of March, Miami County is tied for fifth in Indiana with 14 labs recovered. Fulton County had 32 labs recovered in 2013 and another 27 recovered in 2014. As of March, Fulton County has six labs recovered.
Law enforcement officers encourage anyone with information about the possession, distribution, or manufacturing of narcotics to call the Indiana State Police Drug Tip Line at 1-800-453-4756. Information can be reported anonymously.