INDIANAPOLIS — Eight people were indicted on federal drug charges, including Possession with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances, after a drug trafficking raid on Monday in Indianapolis. The Federal Bureau of investigation, along with local law enforcement, were involved in the raids.
"During these challenging times, the last things we need in our neighborhoods are more crime guns, more fentanyl, more methamphetamine, more cocaine, more heroin, and more drug money," said United States Attorney Josh Minkler. "I commend the hard work of the FBI, the IRS and the IMPD who combined their limited law enforcement resources in order to remove a criminal organization that sought to financially profit by infesting our city’s streets with more guns, more drugs and more blood money. The deliberate actions of our local and federal law enforcement partners have immediately made Indianapolis a safer place to live, work and raise a family."
Those charged include:
- Christopher Shelton a/k/a Horse, Indianapolis, 41
- Scot Nelson, Indianapolis, 37
- Joshua Douglas, Muncie, 38
- Marguerite Collins, Indianapolis, 45
- Jarrad Cooney, Indianapolis, 32
- Jason Corey, Indianapolis, 47
- Antonio Turner a/k/a Trapper a/k/a Tone, Indianapolis, 32
- Stephen Cole, Indianapolis, 43
The eight are accused of engaging in trafficking methamphetamine and other illegal drugs in Indianapolis.
The raids found 31 illegally possessed firearms; 4 ½ pounds of methamphetamine; ½ kilogram of cocaine; 1 kilogram of fentanyl; and approximately $272,000.
The investigation began in the fall of 2019. It led investigators to the Muncie area where police said meetings would take place and methamphetamine would be transported back to Vans Auto Repair in Indianapolis to be distributed.
