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Creston man arrested on drug charges Tuesday night

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February 1st, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – The Creston Police Department reports a man was arrested Tuesday night on multiple drug charges. 39-year-old Jaime Nam Torres, of Creston, was taken into custody at 301 New York Ave and charged with: Possession Controlled Substance, 3rd offense (marijuana); Conspiracy with intent to manuf/deliver other I, II, III CS; Failure to affix drug tax stamp- forty-two and one half grams or more; attach a used drug tax stamp- 10 or more dosage units, and, conspiracy w/intent deliver false marijuana under 50 kg. Torres was being held in Union County Jail on $27,000 cash or approved surety bond.

About 90-minutes earlier, Creston Police arrested 18-year-old Meadow Rae Cruickshank, of Osceola, Iowa, for Failure to Appear. She was taken into custody at 302 N. Pine Street and transported to the Adams County Jail, where her cash-only bond was set at $300.