Teton County deputies arrest two in heroin investigation

Two men were arrested August 14, 2014 after Jackson Police and the Teton County Sheriff’s Office searched a home in the 100 block of Aspen Drive.

According to the Sheriff’s office, deputies seized heroin, marijuana, prescription pills, possible bath salts, cash, a variety of drug paraphernalia and a firearm.

Anthony Nykun, 21, of Jackson was arrested on three counts of delivery of a controlled substance, heroin.

Mason Harpe, 25, of Columbia, South Carolina was arrested for possession of heroin and possession of marijuana.

The sheriff’s office said there has been a heavy influx of heroin into Teton County over the past year. In a news release, Sergeant Tom Combs said there is deep concern about the number of young adults rumored to be experimenting with heroin.

Anyone with information about heroin trafficking in the area is asked to contact the Teton County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Unit at (307) 733-2331.