Arrests made in Wyandot County drug search

Two people were charged following a drug search Tuesday morning at a residence near Forest, according to the Wyandot County Major Crimes Unit.

At 10:25 a.m., detectives from the Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office, Upper Sandusky and Carey police departments served a search warrant at 18093 Wyandot County 94, near Forest.

Inside the residence, officers found cocaine, prescription medications and marijuana; equipment used to extract tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) from marijuana; and equipment used to make THC wax.

Marijuana plants were also found in the residence, officials said, along with eight long guns and a handgun.

Cyle A. Lutz, 26, and Alyssa A. Gottfried, 25, both of Forest, were detained during the search. Charges are pending against both, including possession of a firearm while under disability, illegal manufacture of a controlled substance, possession of drugs, and trafficking in drugs.

Assisting with the investigation were the Wyandot County Prosecutor’s Office, METRICH enforcement unit, Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, and the Carey Police Department’s K-9 unit.

Originally published in The Courier on May 22, 2018.