BENTON, Illinois, Nov. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois issued the following news release:

Following an investigation into the drug trafficking network in southern Illinois, eleven individuals are facing federal charges for distributing meth in Jackson, Massac, Perry, Saline and Williamson counties.

Nigelle J. Bird, 32, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, was charged with one federal count of distribution of meth in Jackson County.