23-05-2025
Lansing police arrest 9 during drug investigation Tuesday night
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Lansing police are now confirming officers made nine arrests during what was called a 'drug investigation' Tuesday night on the 1500 block of South Pennsylvania. At this time, police are not releasing the names of those they arrested or what charges they might be facing other than 'drug-related charges.'
Tuesday night, 6 News saw dozens of officers from both the Lansing Police Department and Michigan State Police at the home and saw them detain three people.
Lansing police did arrest a man matching the description of a man wanted on a bench warrant for failure to appear in court for a previous misdemeanor, court documents show.
According to a court document obtained by 6 News, officers were watching the home on the corner of Pennsylvania and Baker 'in an undercover capacity' when they recognized Paul Mollett. Mollett is identified as the man wanted on the outstanding warrant.
Mollett was seen riding a bike near the intersection of Christiancy St & Linval St, which is about half a mile from the home on Pennsylvania, according to documents.
Police made contact and arrested Mollett and took him to the Lansing jail on the warrant. During what police called a 'prisoner search,' officers say they found a white bag in a jacket pocket. In the court document, police say inside the bag was .08 grams of meth. It was identified through a TruNarc test, according to police.
Mollett was scheduled to be arraigned in district court Wednesday afternoon.
The house in question on Pennsylvania has two apartments inside, one on the first floor and one on the second floor. 6 News observed that all the windows on the first-floor apartment had blackout curtains, and by Wednesday afternoon, both of the apartments were red-tagged by code compliance officials. City records reveal that the rental certification for the address expired on March 15, 2025.
After police left the scene, at least half a dozen people entered the second-floor apartment of the building.
A spokesperson with the Lansing Police Department tells 6 News that this was not part of an investigation into human trafficking or any specific missing person.
Neighbors told 6 News the house saw a lot of traffic at all hours of the day, foot and vehicle, and that many loud noises have come from the property. One neighbor said they witnessed two men fighting with 'machetes.'
Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
