On 10/30/19 at 1:43 AM, the Clintonville Police Department executed a search warrant at a residence
on East 12 th Street. Upon executing the search warrant officers located a marijuana grow. Also in the
residence, was an area set up to manufacture marijuana wax. Officers also located numerous unused
vape cartridges and vape cartridges that appeared to be manufactured in the residence by filling them
with liquid THC concentrate. Items seized from the residence were marijuana plants, marijuana,
marijuana wax, vape cartridges containing liquid THC concentrate, and numerous pieces of drug
paraphernalia.
A 19 year old Clintonville female was taken into custody at the residence. The female was transported
to the Waupaca County Jail and was booked into jail on the following charges; possession of THC with
the intent to distribute within 1000 feet of a park, maintain a drug trafficking place, possession of THC
within 1000 feet of a park, possession of drug paraphernalia, and manufacture or delivery of
paraphernalia.
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of October 22 nd 2019 there has been 1,604
cases of e-cigarette or vaping product use associated with lung injury that have been reported to the
CDC from 49 states (all except Alaska), the District of Columbia, and 1 U.S. territory. There have been
34 deaths confirmed, as of October 22, 2019. THC is present in most of the samples tested by FDA to
date, and most patients report a history of using THC-containing products. The latest national and state
findings suggest vaping products containing THC, particularly those obtained off the street or from other
informal sources (e.g. friends, family members, illicit dealers), are linked to most of the cases and play a
major role in the outbreak.
The Clintonville Police Department is still investigating this matter and more arrests are expected.
Clintonville Police Department was assisted by the Marion Police Department and the Waupaca County
Sheriff’s Office.
Chief Craig A. Freitag
Clintonville Police Department
