2-month operation results in arrests of IU students

LSD was discovered by IU Police Department officers Wednesday as the result of a two-month undercover operation.\nThe dealing relationship began in early March, when an undercover officer started buying marijuana from 20-year-old IU student Michael P. Collins at his 312 W. 16th St., said IUPD Detective Dave Hannum. During this period, four purchases were made, including one Wednesday.\nDuring one of these sales, Collins’ roommate, IU student Cyrus Mohammadian, offered to sell lysergic acid diethylamide, or LSD, a hallucinogenic drug, to the officer, Hannum said. The first attempt to buy the LSD fell through, Hannum said. But yesterday, one hit in a blotter form was purchased for $10.\nWith this, Hannum obtained a search warrant for the residence. Inside, officers found “paraphernalia in plain view throughout the house,” Hannum said. This substantiated arrest of IU students Nicholas W. Sexton and Joseph E. Collins, both residents of 312 W. 16th St., on charges of maintaining a common nuisance, a Class D felony.\nCyrus was also arrested for maintaining a common nuisance, along with the more serious Class B felony charges of dealing a Schedule I substance and possession with intent to deliver a Schedule I substance, Hannum said.\nMichael P. Collins was not at the residence when officers arrived, but Hannum said he issued a request for a warrant for his arrest.