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Bourbon, Syracuse Men Arrested On Drug Charges

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Bourbon, Syracuse Men Arrested On Drug ChargesTwo local men were picked up and booked in the Marshall County Jail after a traffic stop Tuesday night.

According to Marshall County Police Department Det. First Sgt. Jeff Snyder, at approximately 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Indiana State Police and the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department initiated a traffic stop on a red 2003 Pontiac passenger car in the area of Lincoln Highway and Pioneer Drive.

During the traffic stop, a K9 was utilized for a free-air sniff, and the dog alerted to the presence of narcotics, according to Snyder.

The vehicle was searched, and the officers located a small bag of heroin, a use syringe and a controlled substance pill.

The driver, Blake W. Creighbaum, 33, of Bourbon, and a passenger, Benjamin Taylor Risner, 34, of Syracuse, were taken to the Marshall County Jail and booked for possession of a narcotic drug and unlawful possession of a syringe.

Each man had bond set at $1,505 cash.