MARION COUNTY — A 30-year-old Salem man is in the Marion County Jail following his arrest stemming from an operation by the Southern Illinois Drug Task Force.

According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Steven T. Bishop was arrested Thursday morning on two Class 2 felony counts of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine.

Over several months, the Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Southeastern Illinois Drug Task Force (SEIDTF) conducted a narcotics investigation that resulted in the illicit sale of methamphetamine.  On January 4, 2024, Bishop was taken into custody, without incident, by Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies.  The illicit narcotics sales occurred in Marion County.

The investigation remains ongoing.  No further information will be disseminated by the Southeastern Illinois Drug Task Force.

SEIDTF is comprised of the Salem Police Department, the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office, the Robinson Police Department, the Mount Carmel Police Department and the Illinois State Police. This investigation was a cooperative effort among the area police departments to curb drug usage and violence in the area.

If you have information on any other drug crimes in Marion County, please contact your local police department or the Marion County Sheriff’s Office via phone at 618 548 2141, option 1, or on the Marion County Sheriff’s App under the “submit a tip” tab.