The Heroin Interdiction Team and the Mercer-Auglaize Drug Task Force have made several arrests in the last 24 hours.
According to Sheriff Jeff Grey, on February 27th, Thomas Dean Phillips Jr. was stopped for a traffic violation and around 2 grams of methamphetamine were found in the vehicle. He was arrested for possession of drugs and held at the Mercer County Adult Detention Facility on a $100,000 bond.
Stephen Lawson was also arrested after a controlled buy of narcotics was made from him at a local business parking lot. He had 39 bindles of heroin and was arrested for trafficking and possession of drugs. He is being held at the Mercer County Adult Detention Center on a $100,000 bond. That arrest led to a local hotel, where additional heroin, marijuana, cash, and drug paraphernalia were found.
