The Columbiana County Drug Task Force was busy this week, serving search warrants at homes in East Liverpool, East Palestine, Center Township and Wellsville. On Thursday, the DTF with the assistance of city police raided two homes in East Palestine, at 279 Park Ave. and 104 E. North Ave. According to East Palestine police Chief […]

A Salem man making meth and growing marijuana in his East Eighth Street home last December pleaded guilty to seven drug-related charges in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday. Nathan E. Steer, 27, pleaded guilty to illegal assembly or possession of the chemicals to manufacture drugs, illegal manufacturing in drugs, cultivation of marijuana and […]

The Columbiana County Drug Task Force Monday evening broke up a one-pot meth lab on Chestnut Street. DTF agents raided the home at 193 Chestnut St. at around 5 p.m. and spent three hours collecting items from the lab discovered in the basement, according to DTF Director Brian McLaughlin. Items recovered included the one-pot lab […]

Charges are pending after search warrants were executed Monday morning by the county Drug Task Force (DTF). With the assistance of the county’s Special Response Team (SRT), sheriff’s office and East Liverpool Police Department, the task force served warrants at 1249 Erie St. and 919 Montgomery St. The Erie Street home is the resi- dence […]

Drug-related deaths are down this year compared to last year but are still occurring, and the Columbiana County Drug Task Force (DTF) needs the public to be its eyes and ears. Task Force Lt. Brian McLaughlin told the crowd gathered at the community center in East Palestine last weekend there have been eight drug-related overdose […]