Wrangell Sentinel -

A local man is behind bars after being charged as part of a drug sales ring operating out of Wrangell and Ketchikan – and included the alleged sale and delivery of marijuana and methamphetamine.

Wrangell Police Department officers arrested Larry Dean Simpson, 54, on Dec. 24 at his residence on Evergreen Road after a warrant seeking him was lodged in Ketchikan.

Simpson was arrested after allegations came to light that he was working in concert with Wrangell property owner David Bach, who Ketchikan police believe “was engaged in a continuing criminal enterprise involving the importation,...