Two arrested for dealing in counterfeit substance

Police arrested Serena Tackore and Lusean Brown for attempting to deal a counterfeit substance representing it to be cocaine. The arrest occured around 7:30 p.m. in New Albany. Takore is preliminarily charged with dealing a counterfeit substance, a class D felony, and possession of a look-alike substance, a class C misdemeanor. Brown faces preliminary charges of dealing a counterfeit substance, a class D felony, and false informing, a class A misdemeanor