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Salem man pleads guilty to drug delivery charge

By WJBD Staff Mar 15, 2023 | 11:18 AM

A 65-year-old Salem man has pleaded guilty in Marion County Court to unlawful delivery of methamphetamine.

James Whisler of East Olive admitted to delivering less than five grams of meth in a bust coordinated by the Southeastern Illinois Drug Task Force in September 2021.   A warrant for Whisler’s arrest was not issued until May of last year.

Whisler was ordered to serve 30 months probation, undergo drug and alcohol evaluation and treatment, and to make a $250 contribution to the drug task force.