'The market's been flooded.' Meth from Mexico takes hold as drug use shifts away from heroin

RICHMOND, Ind. — While opioids continue taking a deadly toll in Wayne County, another threat has taken hold in the area, as well.

Methamphetamine use has been climbing for more than a year, and, according to Lt. Scott Crull, supervisor of the Wayne County Drug Task Force, methamphetamine now has become prevalent. He said the area once saw crack cocaine as the primary drug, then transitioned to heroin for several years. Now, methamphetamine is popular.

"The meth is really starting to come out," said Crull, who was recently named Richmond Police Department's Supervisor of the Year because of his work with the task force and SWAT team. "We’re purchasing a lot more meth and investigating a lot more meth cases now than ever before.”

Crull said task force officers find two reasons methamphetamine use has grown.

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