State Senator Dr. John Bizon introduced a bill Tuesday which would regulate kratom as a Schedule 2 drug, meaning it could only be obtained by prescription.
According to the Southwest Enforcement Team, authorities were tipped off that the drugs were being delivered, leading to them conducting a traffic stop on the suspect around 5pm Tuesday on I-94 near Marshall.
The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says that the first of three investigations began last Friday evening, where a vehicle was contacted and searched in the area of Fox Ridge Dr.
Two Lansing men were arraigned January 11 following the investigation, which stemmed from a tip regarding drugs and prostitution at a Battle Creek hotel.
The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs announced on Wednesday that they would be categorizing the drug Gabapentin as a Schedule 5 controlled substance.
These arrests are the culmination of a six month investigation into the trafficking of methamphetamine into Michigan; it’s alleged that over 400 pounds of meth was brought into the area from California over the past two years, with a large portion of that product being manufactured in Mexico.