Search warrant leads to two arrested for illegal alcohol sales
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Two men were arrested Sunday afternoon for illegal alcohol sales.
According to Indiana State Excise Police, they received several complaints about the illegal selling of alcoholic beverages at a residence.
After receiving the complaints, an investigation was conducted and then a search warrant was obtained. Officers executed the search warrant on a residence in the 3100 block of North Tacome Avenue around 1 p.m. Sunday afternoon.
As a result of the search, 805 cans of various brands of beer, 418 bottles of liquor, three handguns, a shotgun, almost $5,000 in cash and an unspecified amount of marijuana was discovered.
75-year-old Mossy Ivy and 37-year-old Dwayne Ivy, were taken into custody. Both were transported to the Marion County Jail where they face preliminary charges of maintaining a common nuisance, unauthorized sale of alcoholic beverages and sale of untaxed alcoholic beverages.
The case remains under investigation.