The Southeastern Illinois Drug Task Force has arrested a 22-year-old Salem man on two counts of delivery of a controlled substance.
Rhylin McCleave of Kell Street was arrested around eight Wednesday night in the area of Bryan Memorial Park. He was taken to the Marion County Jail where he is being held pending a final decision on charges and the setting of bond.
The drug task force says the arrest follows a months-long narcotics investigation. It was the second of two arrests made on Wednesday. No other details are being released about the arrest at the present time.
SEIDTF is comprised of the Salem Police Department, the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office, the Robinson Police Department, the Mount Carmel Police Department, and the Illinois State Police. This investigation was a cooperative effort amongst the area police departments in an effort to curb drug usage and violence in the area.
