MAN ACCUSED OF DEALING METHADONE

Liberty Township: Suspect Reportedly Sold Heroin-Replacement Drug To
Undercover Cops

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP | The Porter County Drug Task Force arrested a
Valparaiso-area man they say was dealing tablets of the
heroin-replacement drug methadone out of his house.

Joseph M. Reeves, 35, of 1816 Vail Drive, Liberty Township, was
arrested on charges of dealing a controlled substance and possession
of marijuana. Robert Taylor, task force coordinator, said undercover
officers, acting on a narcotics complaint, conducted a weeklong
investigation culminating in them purchasing three methadone tablets
from Reeves for $30.

Reeves was arrested after the Thursday transaction at his home,
Taylor said. A search of his home turned up 14 1/2 more methadone
tablets and some marijuana, police said.

Reeves obtained his methadone from a methadone clinic in Chicago, Taylor said.

The closest methadone clinic currently is in Gary, but state
legislators agreed to allow Porter County to treat heroin addicts
with methadone.

Taylor, who has spoken out against a methadone clinic being added in
Porter County, said Reeves' arrest shows a potential problem with
methadone clinics.