Members of the Southeast Alaska Cities Against Drugs task force arrested a Juneau resident for the possession of methamphetamines worth more than $50,000 on Friday. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Anti-drug task force arrests Juneau resident, seizes meth worth more than $50,000

The arrest was made Friday.

Law enforcement officers acting as part of the Southeast Alaska Cities against Drugs task force arrested a Juneau resident Friday after they received a package containing a substantial amount of methamphetamine, Juneau Police Department announced.

Kinarla Jane Miles, 63, was arrested on charges of felony third-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, said JPD Lt. Krag Campbell in a news release. Members of the task force identified a package containing 430 grams, or nearly a pound, of what law enforcement identified as meth.The estimated street value of the meth is approximately $51,600, Campbell said.

The package was delivered to a residence on the 4300 block of Riverside Drive, according to law enforcement, before being taken to a residence on the 8100 block of Threadneedle Street. Members of the task force contacted and arrested Miles there.

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Members of JPD, the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Agency, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Coast Guard Investigative Service and Alaska State Troopers took part in the operation, Campbell said.

• Contact reporter Michael S. Lockett at (757) 621-1197 or mlockett@juneauempire.com.

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