HERRIN – A man was cited on a drug charge after the Marion Police Department Narcotics Unit/Crime Suppression Unit executed a search warrant Friday morning in the 1200 block of South Duncan Street in Herrin.

The search warrant was obtained through a fentanyl and crystal methamphetamine investigation that originated in Marion.

During the search warrant execution, officers located and seized 90 capsules of suspected fentanyl, along with drug paraphernalia and various forms of federal government law enforcement credentials bearing the personal information of the offender, suspected to be fraudulent.

Forty-year-old Rex A. Piper II was arrested at the mentioned home and issued citations for Possession of 15-100 grams of Fentanyl with the Intent to Distribute. Piper was conveyed to the Williamson County Jail awaiting his first appearance in court.

The Marion Police Department thank the Herrin Police Department for their assistance in the investigation, along with Williamson County State’s Attorney Ted Hampson.