HOUGHTON — Over the past three weeks, detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET) arrested five people from Houghton and Baraga County involved in selling illegal drugs. The five suspects are involved in separate investigations and are not related.

After a month-long investigation, detectives from UPSET arrested Vickie Johnson, 57-year-old, from Hancock, MI on one count of Delivery of Hydrocodone, a 7-year felony. Johnson was arraigned in 97th District Court, Houghton County, posted $500 bond and was released.

After a two-month investigation, detectives from UPSET and deputies from the Houghton County Sheriff Department arrested Elizabeth Nipper, 28-year-old, from Calumet, MI on one count of Delivery of Methamphetamine, a 20-year felony. Nipper was arraigned in 97th District Court, Houghton County and her bond was set at $5,000.

After a four-month investigation, detectives from UPSET and deputies from the Houghton County Sheriff Department arrested Joshua Lacasse, 37-year-old, from Hancock, MI on two counts of Delivery of Methamphetamine, a 20-year felony. Lacasse was arraigned in 97th District Court, Houghton County and his bond was set at $10,000.

After a one-month investigation, detectives from UPSET and troopers from the Calumet Post arrested Brandon Smejkal, 39-year-old, from Baraga, MI on one count of Delivery of Methamphetamine, a 20-year felony. Smejkal was arraigned in 97th District Court, Baraga County and his bond was set at $1,000.

After a three-month investigation, detectives from UPSET arrested Dylan Kangas, 20-year-old, from Calumet, MI on one count of Delivery of Methamphetamine, a 20-year felony. Kangas was arraigned in 97th District Court, Houghton County and his bond was set at $5,000.

Do you have information about illegal drugs in your community? Contact UPSET at 906-228-1002 or leave an anonymous tip on our website at www.upsetdrugs.com.