Eight Arrested at Greenvale Place Apartments in Drug Bust; Police in Search of Four Others

Eight Northfield residents are in Rice County Jail after law enforcement officials arrested them Wednesday for allegedly dealing drugs out of .

Six residents were picked up early Wednesday, while another two were arrested just before noon, said Director Mark Taylor.

The arrests were 14 months in the making. The Rice County Drug Task Force began its investigation July 7, 2010, after several complaints from residents of the complex.

During that span 12 people—eight men and four women—were involved in purchasing and selling drugs, Taylor said, and law enforcement is searching for the remaining suspects.

The Task Force executed 28 controlled buys in relation to this investigation, Taylor said, with all but one taking place at Greenvale. That one, however, was initiated at the apartment complex.

Drugs found in the bust were Adderall, marijuana and pain relievers Vicodin, Tylenol pills that have Codeine, Percocet, Tramadol and liquid Methadone.

The eight people arrested are expected to be arraigned in Rice County District Court on Thursday or Friday. The Rice County Sheriff's Office assisted with the arrests on Tuesday.

Taylor said CommonBond Communities, the ownership group of Greenvale Place, was cooperative since the beginning of the investigation. He added that the investigation took 14 months because it's one of many investigative cases area law enforcement are working on.

Another three people were arrested Tuesday night in an unrelated drug investigation. Those purchases did not happen at Greenvale, Taylor said.