One arrested in Beulah drug bust

BPD working to combat drug-related crime within city

The Beulah Police Department arrested a male after obtaining a search warrant for his residence during the early afternoon of Feb. 24.

By Kelli Ameling

An investigation is still ongoing after one person was arrested mid-week on drug-related charges within the city of Beulah.

According to Beulah Police Department Chief Frank Senn, a 40-year-old male was taken into custody early afternoon on Feb. 24 after police obtained a search warrant for the male’s home.

“There is not a lot more I can say at this time,” Senn said.

The male was arrested and incarcerated, however, was out on bond as of the morning of March 1, Senn confirmed.

The incident remains as an open investigation as of press time.

DRUG-RELATED CRIME

Senn explained his department is working on combatting growing drug issues within the community of Beulah.

“When we talk about drugs in our community, we are experiencing a high volume of drug-related crimes,” Senn said.

These types of crimes, he explained, are theft, violence and even human trafficking.

Senn said there have always been issues with drugs, like in any community, and the department looks at different avenues on why that might be the case.

In communities with more money, the ability to “afford to dabble in drugs”

tends to lead the issues, Senn said. From that point, it can snowball when a person can no longer afford drugs like selling their bodies for a fix and stealing from people to make money. Even resulting in people committing crimes of violence.

“So many crimes revolve around (drug use),” Senn said. “We are working to limit access to it and make it harder for people who want (to do drugs) to live here.”

Beulah is centered between bigger cities like Dickinson, Minot, the reservation and Bismarck, which tends to add to the drug issue in Beulah, Senn said. He explained he has been keeping an eye on a recent Fentanyl issue in Bismarck.

“Whatever they are getting, we are getting shortly after,” Senn said.

Even keeping up with the trends of what drugs are being used is something BPD is trying to stay ahead of.

“It’s definitely a change – we are definitely seeing a shift in the (types of drugs being used),” he said.

According to Senn, drugs like Fentanyl , heroin and meth were not really an issue in North Dakota 25 years ago.

“Now all of it is so prevalent,” he said. “The police department will consistently and tirelessly work to (fix) the issue with drugs in our community.”

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