A Columbus man was sentenced Thursday to 135 months in prison for his role as a supplier in a large-scale drug-trafficking and money-laundering conspiracy. Levi Winston, 50, of Columbus, pleaded guilty on May 2, 2013 to charges of conspiracy to possess and distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana and money laundering. Judge Frost sentenced […]

The parents of a middle and high school student were arrested Thursday, accused of selling marijuana to high school students. According to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, the drug task force received a complaint regarding marijuana being sold to high school students at Franklin Heights High School.

The METRICH Enforcement Unit seized cash, marijuana, suspected heroin and an assortment of drug paraphernalia Wednesday night during a raid at 95 E. Williams Ave., according to a police report.

The former head basketball coach at Columbia High School pleaded guilty Thursday in Lorain County Common Pleas Court to drug activity between him and a former student. Matthew Sheets, 31, of Chatham, pleaded guilty to attempted trafficking in marijuana, a lesser offense, and offenses involving underage persons. Sheets was facing a charge of trafficking in […]

Drugs and a homemade explosive device were found in a Union Township house that was searched by Hancock County METRICH Drug Task Force detectives on Saturday, according to the task force.