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Florida Man Arrested At Port Columbus; Facing Federal Drug Charges

A Florida man is facing federal drug charges for allegedly selling and distributing synthetic cannabinoids in the Columbus area. Agents from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and The Franklin County Drug Task Force arrested 55-year-old Aijaz Zaidi at Port Columbus International Airport at about 2 p.m. Tuesday. According to Sheriff Zach Scott, the arrest is […]

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SWAT and Franklin County Sheriff's deputies in Franklinton neighborhood

West side neighbors are fighting back to help the Franklin County Sheriff's Office and SWAT take down a suspected drug house in their neighborhood.

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Columbus Drug Dealers Selling Bath Salts, Calling it Ecstasy

Police believe drug dealers have been tricking buyers for more than a year, selling bath salts they claim to be the drug ecstasy. “About 2 to 3 hours into it, I knew I got duped,” said Joel, 27, who bought what he thought was the drug “Synthetic Molly”, a form of ecstasy.

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Search Warrants Reveal 2.5LBS Of Crack Cocaine, 1 Arrested

A Pickerington man is facing federal drug charges after he was allegedly found to be in possession of powder crack cocaine, thousands of dollars in U.S. currency, and three guns.

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Highway patrol: We’re getting drugs off the street

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is making more drug-related arrests and seizures this year than last year as the state’s major highways — including Interstates 70 and 75 — remain big conduits of drug trafficking. During the first six months of 2013, the patrol started 2,685 felony cases, with 46 percent stemming from a felony drug […]

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