Members of the governor's newly created Drug Abuse Task Force heard a common theme at their first meeting Wednesday: local communities and programs around the state need more money.

Federal prosecutors claim David McMichel, 31, led the trafficking operation from his west-side Jackson Street residence, all while serving out the remainder of a prison sentence on home detention stemming from a third felony conviction.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is forming a task force to recommend steps that state officials should take to fight drug abuse.

From 2003 to 2013 - the most recent year for which data is available - the number of heroin overdose deaths in Indiana grew from three to 152.