Bartholomew County’s Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team arrested two men Friday on Azalea Drive on drug charges after complaints from neighbors.

Sheriff Matt Myers says that officers found more than a pound of methamphetamine, heroin, Ecstasy, marijuana, other controlled substances and drug paraphernalia when they raided the home in the 1400 block of Azalea Drive Friday night. They also found drug packaging material, scales and firearms according to the sheriff. The meth alone was worth about $50 thousand dollars on the street, Myers said..

56-year-old Stanley D. Edelen was at the home at the time of the raid. He is facing preliminary charges of possessing meth, maintaining a common nuisance and two outstanding warrants.

Police also allegedly saw 64-year-old Dexter R. Pigg drive away from the home, Myers says. They stopped his vehicle because he is a habitual traffic violator. Further investigation led to preliminary charges of dealing methamphetamine, possessing meth, heroin, a controlled substance, marijuana and drug paraphernalia as well as maintaining a common nuisance.

The Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team is a combined effort of the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, the Columbus Police Department and the county prosecutor’s office.