A Nevada man has been arrested on felony charges after a drug investigation. Nevada Police Department Officials says, Nevada PD personnel have concluded an investigation into a felony drug case after executing a search warrant at a residence in the 1800 block of North Cedar. Officials says, on February 15th, Nevada Police and Fire Department crews responded to a house fire in a residential area, in which police found evidence of drug activity at the scene, which led to the search warrant.
Officers allegedly discovered a marijuana grow operation at the residence in which 19 marijuana plants, along with drug paraphernalia and equipment used to conduct the grow operation were seized. Deputies have taken 62 year old Edward Reed into custody.
Reed is charged with the class B felony of distribution of a controlled substance and the class C felony of maintaining a public nuisance of a drug house. Reed is being held in the Vernon County Jail. Bond has been set at $25,000 cash or surety.
