SEACAD intercepts package containing meth

PETERSBURG ­– Lloyd Bennett, 51, was indicted by a Grand Jury on Tuesday on one count of misconduct involving a controlled substance in the third degree, which is a class B felony.

On Monday, United States Postal Inspector Kevin Horne intercepted a priority mail package that was addressed to Bennett, according to a complaint filed at the Petersburg Courthouse. Inside the package, Horne found about 85 grams of methamphetamine. Later that day, the package was delivered to the Petersburg Post Office and was monitored by the Southeast Alaska Communities Against Drugs, which includes Petersburg Police Department Officer Jared Popp.

Bennett picked up the package that same day and transported it back to his residence at the Narrows Inn where he opened it, according to the complaint. He was then arrested, and Bennett told authorities that he orders methamphetamine to sell in Petersburg. He made $8,000 in the last couple months selling the drug, according to the complaint.

Bennett said the 85 grams of methamphetamine in the package cost him roughly $800, according to the complaint.