4 arrested on drug charges

SPRING VALLEY — Four Spring Valley residents were arrested Oct. 29 by agents with the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team (TRI-DENT) on drug-selling charges.

Arrested were Matthew A. Persich, 22, Dana L. Laughery, 25, Nicole R. McNair, 23, and Beau E. Rambaud, 17.

The TRI-DENT investigation centered around heroin and marijuana sales in Spring Valley. More arrests are pending in the investigation.

During the Spring Valley arrests, TRI-DENT agents located drugs and drug paraphernalia in the Spring Valley area. The four Spring Valley residents were arrested on numerous narcotic and marijuana-related charges. Laughery, McNair and Rambaud were booked into the Bureau County Jail. Persich is being held in the LaSalle County Jail on a driving offense.

The TRI-DENT office asks the public to report allegations of illegal narcotic activity by calling (815) 883-3302 or by visiting the TRI-DENT Web site and e-mailing information.