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The arrests capped several weeks of work by the County Drug Task Force, which received tips that a Sandusky resident was involved in street-level sales of cocaine from a Marion Street residence.

The investigation culminated on Dec. 23 in two separate busts during which officers seized approximately 23 grams of cocaine worth between $2500 and $5000 on the street, and three vehicles.

The suspects include a 35-year-old Sandusky woman and three men from Huron County, including the woman's possible drug supplier from Bad Axe, who also had been placed under surveillance.

All four were released on bond and are scheduled for arraignments in 73rd District Court in Sandusky on Jan. 28.

DTF officers had the woman under surveillance on Dec. 23, when she was followed to the intersection of Ruth Road and Bay-City Forestville Road in Minden Township, and a meeting with a 57-year-old man from Harbor Beach.

Officers witnessed a drug transaction, and determined the man had delivered crack cocaine to the woman, said DTF chief Bill Gray. The pair were arrested and lodged in the County Jail. Officers also seized a 1994 Oldsmobile and a 1994 Plymouth.

The woman faces a charge of possession of cocaine, while the Harbor Beach man will face prosecution for delivery of cocaine.

Meanwhile, the Marion Street address was still under surveillance when the woman's possible supplier from Bad Axe, age 56, and another man from Bad Axe, 49, arrived at the location. They entered and left the residence within a short period of time. They were arrested following a traffic stop that yielded more than 21 grams of "high purity powder cocaine," said Gray.

The pair was lodged in the County Jail on charges of possession with intent to deliver cocaine, and a 1989 Lincoln was impounded.

DTF officers were assisted by the Sanilac County Sheriff Department Road Patrol, Michigan State Police-Sandusky Post, Sandusky police and the Huron County Sheriff Department.

The drug busts on Dec. 23 were the latest in series of arrests in December involving cocaine. DTF investigators busted a 45-year-old Carsonville man twice for suspected drug trafficking, and charges are pending against another Carsonville man, age 46. And Sanilac County sheriff's deputies arrested two Croswell residents, a 49-year-old man and a 41-year-old woman on cocaine charges.

"We've had a spat of powder cocaine, more than the usual marijuana, said Gray. "I have no idea why," he said, noting that with the downturn in the economy, you'd expect to see fewer sales of the more expensive narcotics.

He said the strength of the addiction might be the answer.

"With marijuana, it may be self-controllable, but with cocaine and crack and heroin, your need for the drug is more addiction driven. There's less self-control," Gray explained.

Four suspects were arrested during a cocaine trafficking investigation in Sanilac County last week.

The arrests capped several weeks of work by the County Drug Task Force, which received tips that a Sandusky resident was involved in street-level sales of cocaine from a Marion Street residence.

The investigation culminated on Dec. 23 in two separate busts during which officers seized approximately 23 grams of cocaine worth between $2500 and $5000 on the street, and three vehicles.

The suspects include a 35-year-old Sandusky woman and three men from Huron County, including the woman's possible drug supplier from Bad Axe, who also had been placed under surveillance.

All four were released on bond and are scheduled for arraignments in 73rd District Court in Sandusky on Jan. 28.

DTF officers had the woman under surveillance on Dec. 23, when she was followed to the intersection of Ruth Road and Bay-City Forestville Road in Minden Township, and a meeting with a 57-year-old man from Harbor Beach.

Officers witnessed a drug transaction, and determined the man had delivered crack cocaine to the woman, said DTF chief Bill Gray. The pair were arrested and lodged in the County Jail. Officers also seized a 1994 Oldsmobile and a 1994 Plymouth.

The woman faces a charge of possession of cocaine, while the Harbor Beach man will face prosecution for delivery of cocaine.

Meanwhile, the Marion Street address was still under surveillance when the woman's possible supplier from Bad Axe, age 56, and another man from Bad Axe, 49, arrived at the location. They entered and left the residence within a short period of time. They were arrested following a traffic stop that yielded more than 21 grams of "high purity powder cocaine," said Gray.

The pair was lodged in the County Jail on charges of possession with intent to deliver cocaine, and a 1989 Lincoln was impounded.

DTF officers were assisted by the Sanilac County Sheriff Department Road Patrol, Michigan State Police-Sandusky Post, Sandusky police and the Huron County Sheriff Department.

The drug busts on Dec. 23 were the latest in series of arrests in December involving cocaine. DTF investigators busted a 45-year-old Carsonville man twice for suspected drug trafficking, and charges are pending against another Carsonville man, age 46. And Sanilac County sheriff's deputies arrested two Croswell residents, a 49-year-old man and a 41-year-old woman on cocaine charges.

"We've had a spat of powder cocaine, more than the usual marijuana, said Gray. "I have no idea why," he said, noting that with the downturn in the economy, you'd expect to see fewer sales of the more expensive narcotics.

He said the strength of the addiction might be the answer.

"With marijuana, it may be self-controllable, but with cocaine and crack and heroin, your need for the drug is more addiction driven. There's less self-control," Gray explained.