State police arrest Mishawaka woman on drug dealing charges

MISHAWAKA, Ind. - A Mishawaka woman was arrested on Friday on numerous drug dealing charges following a months-long investigation into drug dealing in the area, according to Indiana State Police.

Linda McAfee, 49, was arrested on the following charges:

• Dealing methamphetamine
• Possession of methamphetamine
• Possession of a legend drug
• Possession of a narcotic
• Possession of paraphernalia
• Maintaining a common nuisance

At 8 a.m. Friday, state troopers executed a search warrant at a home in the 600 block of W. Mishawaka Ave. in Mishawaka.

The search warrant came on the heels of a months-long investigation that began with a concerned citizen alerting law enforcement to the possibility of drug dealing at a business in Mishawaka.

When state troopers searched the residence, they found the following

• 11.2 grams (0.02 pounds) of suspected methamphetamine
• One handgun
• Marijuana edibles
• Numerous pills
• Numerous drug paraphernalia

McAfee was taken to the St. Joseph County Jail.