Three arrested after three pounds of meth found in Bismarck building

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 30 Oct, 00:38 · Archive

Three people face drug charges after police found more than three pounds of methamphetamine in a north Bismarck apartment building.

Bismarck police executed a federally authorised search warrant on Tuesday, 27 October, at 511 North 2nd Street, searching three units in the apartment building. Officers seized over 1,400 grams of methamphetamine, along with prescription pills, digital scales, heat-sealing equipment and a large amount of cash.

The three people charged are Clarence Taylor, 39, Sandra Schulte, 56, and Otis Lewis, 55. According to court documents, the investigation began in August when a Bismarck detective assigned to the Metro Area Narcotics Task Force met with a confidential source. The source said they had moved meth for a supplier and picked up drugs from the building, and that Schulte would 'take over' when others were gone. Schulte and Lewis were stopped leaving the building before the search began, while Taylor was found inside his apartment.

Detectives also searched the building's trash twice earlier in the month; bags found there tested positive for meth and matched those seized during the search. All three are accused of possessing meth with intent to distribute and conspiracy to deliver meth. Charges are accusations; everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

How it is being reported

• Neighbors charged in meth trafficking casePolice in Bismarck have arrested three people following a major drug bust uncovering more than three pounds of methamphetamine.Kfyrtv · 30 Oct, 00:02
• Three people arrested after more than three pounds of meth found in Bismarck apartment buildingBismarck police say three people are facing drug charges after a search turned up more than three pounds of methamphetamine in a north Bismarck apartment building.KXNET · 28 Oct, 20:40

In this story: Clarence Taylor · Sandra Schulte · Otis Lewis · Bismarck · Metro Area Narcotics Task Force

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