A four-month investigation concluded with the arrest of a Columbus woman after allegations that prescription drugs were being mailed to a Columbus factory.
The local Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team arrested Lafern K. Gibson, 58, Columbus, after she was observed in downtown Columbus on Friday afternoon mailing prescription medication to her ex-husband at his place of employment with no return address, said Lt. Matt Harris, Columbus Police Department spokesman.
Investigators believe she was doing this in an attempt to get him into trouble because she was upset that he had a new girlfriend, Harris said.
Gibson later contacted detectives from JNET to tell them that her ex-husband was having drugs sent to him at the Columbus factory where he worked, Harris said.
Working with the U.S. Postal Service, narcotics investigators were able to track down video showing Gibson dropping off the packages at the Columbus Post Office on four different occasions, Harris said. Two of the packages contained Scheduled IV drugs.
Upon her arrest, Gibson was transported to the Bartholomew County Jail where she was being held on the following preliminary charges, dealing in a Schedule IV drug, a Level 5 felony and dealing in a schedule IV drug, a Level 6 felony.
The following agencies assisted in this investigation: Columbus Police Department, Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office and United States Postal Inspectors.
The Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team, a combined unit of the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office, the Columbus Police Department and the Bartholomew County Prosecutor’s Office is proactively targeting the manufacturing and abuse of dangerous drugs in Columbus and Bartholomew County.
For more on this story, see Tuesday’s Republic.
