MANHATTAN – Law enforcement authorities in Riley County have made arrests in connection with a five-month drug investigation.

Detectives found that approximately $300,000.00 had been transferred across state lines in order to facilitate the distribution of illegal drugs locally in the Manhattan and Riley County area, according to a media release.

Police in Manhattan executed a search warrant on Tuesday in the 2100 Block of Sloan Street and arrested Daniel Bigley, 20, Manhattan for the allegedly distributing a certain hallucinogenic, use of a telecommunication facility to facilitate a drug transaction, possession of hallucinogenic drugs, and use or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia. He was given a bond of $11,000.

Arturo Green Jr., 29, and Joseph Lee, 31, both of Manhattan were also arrested.

Green for the offenses of distributing certain hallucinogenic drugs, use of a telecommunication facility to facilitate a drug transaction, and possession of hallucinogenic drugs. His bond was set at $8,000.

Lee was given a bond of $12,000 and had been released at the time of this report after being arrested for the offenses of distributing certain hallucinogenic drugs, use of telecommunication facility to facilitate a drug transaction, distributing certain hallucinogenic drugs, use or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia, and possession of a hallucinogenic drug.
Several grams of methamphetamine and marijuana were seized as a result of this investigation.