Marijuana shipped to house; arrests made

Two men were arrested Monday after 20 pounds of marijuana was intercepted by postal inspectors and later delivered to a house in Bloomington.

Nash T. Garrett, 26, and Jeremy L. Tarter, 25, were arrested at about 11 a.m. after picking up the package from the front steps of the house near the Winslow Road and Henderson Street area, said Bloomington Police Department Lt. David Drake, reading from a police report.

After the inspectors noticed the package contained a large amount of marijuana, they contacted the police and made a controlled delivery while detectives watched nearby.

After no one answered the door when the package was delivered, it was left on the front steps. Soon after, a gold van drove by and the men inside, Garrett and Tarter, picked up the package. They drove off and were stopped a short time later by the detectives and taken into custody.

The men stated they were picking up the package for someone else. Officers also noticed there was more marijuana, scales, syringes and food storage bags inside of the van.

Garrett faces preliminary charges of possession of the 20 pounds of marijuana. Tarter was arrested on a warrant for a probation violation.