Hancock County METRICH Drug Task Force detectives arrested a Findlay man on drug charges Thursday. Lloyd T.M. Ellcessor, 27, was charged with two fifth-degree felony charges of drug trafficking following a search at 8:04 p.m. Thursday of his home at 811 Putnam St., according to Det. Sgt. Justin Hendren. Law enforcement officers seized an unspecified […]

A Tiffin man whose residence was searched earlier this month as part of a drug-related investigation was arrested Thursday afternoon after he allegedly sold crack cocaine to an undercover operative. According to a release from the Seneca County Drug Task Force METRICH Enforcement Unit, James R. Kiser, 36, was arrested after a sting operation in […]

Officers think drug traffickers from Chicago only operated a few days before they were busted. The METRICH-MARMET Drug Task Force, assisted by the Marion City Special Response Team, the Marion Police Department and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, discovered heroin and crack cocaine Wednesday afternoon.

A number of people were detained on an investigative hold and released after the search of a local residence yielded a cache of drugs and some weapons. Cardington Police Chief John Hinton issued a press release Wednesday, January 29 regarding the confiscation:

Drug task force detectives are on a hot streak amid the cold of winter. A second bust by the METRICH-MARMET Drug Task Force yielded nearly 2 ounces of crack cocaine, 2.3 grams of heroin and a pair of drug trafficking arrests in Marion.