Congressman Sean Duffy will honor local law enforcement for their role in the fight against the flow of methamphetamines into northern Wisconsin on Thursday at 1 p.m. in the County Board room of the Lincoln County Service Center, 801 N. Sales St., Merrill.
A three-year investigation which led to an apprehension of 127 pounds of meth (valued at $5.7 million) was led by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, in coordination with the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation; the Wausau office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Drug Enforcement Administration; the Marathon County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit; the Wausau Police Department, and IRS Criminal Investigation unit.
The event is open to the public.