Thursday morning, Tomahawk Police Chief Al Elvins announced a drug bust having been executed in the city of Tomahawk on Wednesday afternoon.
According to a press release issued by the Tomahawk Police Department, an investigation into the sale and distribution of Methamphetamine within the city of Tomahawk and surrounding areas, concluded Wednesday with the arrest of a 27-year-old male from the Merrill area.
Items seized during the bust were Methamphetamine, Marijuana, numerous paraphernalia items, a motor vehicle and approximately $1,800 in U.S. currency.
The suspect, T.J. L. Myers, is being held on a $5,000 cash bond. He faces two charges of Delivery of Methamphetamine (second offense) and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
According to court records, Tomahawk Police executed a controlled buy of methamphetamine from Myers on July 15 at a Tomahawk convenience store parking lot. Methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia were found in Myers’ vehicle and the $1,833 in cash was found in his pocket.
Police were interested in Myers following a July 13 controlled buy in the city of Tomahawk. Myers was suspected to be the source of the methamphetamine sold by Nicholas J. Teal, 22, of Tomahawk, in that deal.
Teal was arrested and charged with Delivery of Methamphetamine (second offense) and two counts of felony bail jumping. He is also charged with Delivery of Schedule I or II narcotics (second offense) and Dispense Prescribed Drugs without a Prescription (repeat offender) in connection with an earlier controlled buy in Tomahawk.
Chief Elvins stated that this arrest is part of a cooperative effort by the Tomahawk Police Department, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, the Merrill Police Department and the North Central Drug Enforcement Task Force.