Monday, July 1, Wayland police executed a search and seizure warrant in the 600 block of East Maple Street in the city to obtain evidence of a suspected sex trafficking ring and drug crimes, according to a Wayland Police Department news release.

 

Officers seized suspected drug paraphernalia and drugs believed to be cocaine and heroin. 

Numerous electronic devices were seized that contain suspected evidence of drug and sex crime violations, as well as information on additional potential suspects.

 

The electronic devices will be sent to the MSP Computer Crimes Unit for examination.

The investigation has been on-going since October 2018, gathering evidence from as far back as 2017. As evidence of suspected crimes was collected, the Michigan State Police and FBI were brought in to assist Wayland police with the investigation, the news release said

 

The search warrant is not the end of the investigation as numerous other leads have been generated by the seized evidence; the investigation continues and charges are pending. The Wayland police thanked the MSP, the FBI and the Allegan County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance.