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Arrests in Defiance

On Wednesday, April 5, 2017, the Multi Area Narcotics Task Force arrested three individuals in connection with Trafficking in Heroin and Trafficking in Cocaine.  The Multi-Area Narcotics Task Force had been investigating individuals distributing Crack Cocaine and Heroin in the Defiance area.  Authorities allege these individuals were coming from the Toledo, Ohio area into Defiance […]

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6 month investigation involving marijuana distribution into northwest Ohio

The Multi-Area Narcotics Task Force concluded a 6 month investigation involving Marijuana Distribution into Northwest Ohio. In the morning hours of March 6th, 2017 agents from the Multi-Area Narcotics Task Force, Deputies from Defiance County Sheriff’s Office and Officers from Defiance Police Department arrested Isidro Tovar, age 33, of Gibsonton, Florida and Gilbert Garcia, age […]

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MAN Unit Press Release

On December 21, 2015, after cases were presented by Henry County Prosecutor Hawken Flanigan to a recent Henry County Grand Jury, members of the Henry County Sheriff’s Office, Napoleon Police Department, Deshler Police Department, and Defiance County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit assisted the Multi Area Narcotics Task Force in arresting persons who were formally charged […]

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Three arrested after search

Three individuals were arrested Wednesday after officials executed a search warrant at a Defiance residence. According to Chief Deputy Doug Engel with the Defiance County Sheriff’s Office, the MultiArea Narcotics Task Force executed a search warrant at 6161⁄2 Summit St. There, agents located various syringes and other drug paraphernalia along with a small amount of […]

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Williams County roundup nets 63 drug-related charges

Area law enforcement officers have arrested dozens of people in northwest Ohio this week — initially in Defiance and Fulton counties. Several individuals were then apprehended Thursday in Williams County in yet another drug roundup by area law enforcement officials. According to Williams County Sheriff Steve Towns, the roundup was the result of six-month long […]

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