NET 43 Arrests Claypool Man On Multiple Drug Charges

November 7, 2024 at 3:15 p.m.
Pictured (L to R) are Warsaw Police Chief Scott Whitaker, Kosciusko County Sheriff Jim Smith and Winona Lake Police Chief Joe Hawn. Photo provided.
Pictured (L to R) are Warsaw Police Chief Scott Whitaker, Kosciusko County Sheriff Jim Smith and Winona Lake Police Chief Joe Hawn. Photo provided.

By David L. Slone

A Claypool man was arrested on multiple drug charges after concerned citizens provided several drug tips to the Kosciusko County Narcotics Enforcement Team [NET 43] that led to an investigation regarding illegal drug activity in the Beaver Dam area.
According to a news release from NET 43, on Wednesday NET 43 officers and the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Group (SOG) executed a search warrant for items associated with dealing illegal drugs at the residence of Tyler James Hanish, 9505 S. CR 750W, Claypool. Law enforcement also served an arrest warrant on Hanish for dealing in a fentanyl containing substance, a level 2 felony.

    Tyler Hanish
 
 


NET 43 undercover operations purchased fentanyl from Hanish three times over several months, the release states. The undercover operation netted approximately 15.71 grams of fentanyl (a narcotic drug), 1 pound of marijuana, mushrooms, an AR 15 Rifle, two handguns, pills and drug paraphernalia.
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reported that .002 grams of fentanyl was a potentially lethal dose. The 15.71 grams of fentanyl netted by NET 43 had the potential to cause 7,855 deaths, the release states.
Charges against Hanish, 32, from the arrest warrant include dealing in a fentanyl-containing substance, level 2 felony; possession of a narcotic drug, level 6 felony; possession of a narcotic drug, level 6 felony; and possession of a narcotic drug, a level 6 felony. His cash bond was set at $52,500.
Additional charges resulting from the search warrant including dealing in a fentanyl-containing substance with enhancing circumstances, level 2 felony; possession of a narcotic drug with enhancing circumstances, level 5 felony; maintaining a common nuisance, level 6 felony; and possession of paraphernalia, a class C misdemeanor.
NET 43 is a collaborative law enforcement unit, consisting of officers from Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s Office, Warsaw Police Department, Indiana State Police, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office, Winona Lake Police Department and the Nappanee Police Department that remains dedicated to the citizens of Kosciusko County, the release states. NET 43 provides integral investigations and enforcement of Indiana’s drug laws. The investigators of NET 43 remind the citizens of Kosciusko County and surrounding areas they can provide drug tip information by emailing [email protected] or calling the NET 43 tip line at 574-372-2494.

A Claypool man was arrested on multiple drug charges after concerned citizens provided several drug tips to the Kosciusko County Narcotics Enforcement Team [NET 43] that led to an investigation regarding illegal drug activity in the Beaver Dam area.
According to a news release from NET 43, on Wednesday NET 43 officers and the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Group (SOG) executed a search warrant for items associated with dealing illegal drugs at the residence of Tyler James Hanish, 9505 S. CR 750W, Claypool. Law enforcement also served an arrest warrant on Hanish for dealing in a fentanyl containing substance, a level 2 felony.

    Tyler Hanish
 
 


NET 43 undercover operations purchased fentanyl from Hanish three times over several months, the release states. The undercover operation netted approximately 15.71 grams of fentanyl (a narcotic drug), 1 pound of marijuana, mushrooms, an AR 15 Rifle, two handguns, pills and drug paraphernalia.
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reported that .002 grams of fentanyl was a potentially lethal dose. The 15.71 grams of fentanyl netted by NET 43 had the potential to cause 7,855 deaths, the release states.
Charges against Hanish, 32, from the arrest warrant include dealing in a fentanyl-containing substance, level 2 felony; possession of a narcotic drug, level 6 felony; possession of a narcotic drug, level 6 felony; and possession of a narcotic drug, a level 6 felony. His cash bond was set at $52,500.
Additional charges resulting from the search warrant including dealing in a fentanyl-containing substance with enhancing circumstances, level 2 felony; possession of a narcotic drug with enhancing circumstances, level 5 felony; maintaining a common nuisance, level 6 felony; and possession of paraphernalia, a class C misdemeanor.
NET 43 is a collaborative law enforcement unit, consisting of officers from Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s Office, Warsaw Police Department, Indiana State Police, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office, Winona Lake Police Department and the Nappanee Police Department that remains dedicated to the citizens of Kosciusko County, the release states. NET 43 provides integral investigations and enforcement of Indiana’s drug laws. The investigators of NET 43 remind the citizens of Kosciusko County and surrounding areas they can provide drug tip information by emailing [email protected] or calling the NET 43 tip line at 574-372-2494.

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