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Woman arrested on drug charge

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Suspected drugs were found in a woman’s vehicle Tuesday, according to Seneca County Drug Task Force — METRICH Enforcement Unit.

Kimberly A. Kistler, 45, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. Additional charges were pending.

The release states the task force, with additional officers from Seneca County Sheriff’s Office and Fostoria Police Department, executed a search warrant on Kistler’s vehicle during a traffic stop.

The search warrant yielded suspected crack cocaine, suspected heroin, money, drug paraphernalia and criminal tools, it states.

Kistler was incarcerated at Seneca County Jail.

Originally published in the Advertiser Tribune on July 26, 2017.

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Search results in drug arrest

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A Findlay man has been arrested on a felony drug charge after an raid at his Bernard Avenue residence Monday night.

David K. Claypool, 50, 1425 Bernard Ave., was taken into custody and has been charged with permitting drug abuse, a fifth-degree felony.

Claypool’s arrest came after the Hancock County METRICH Drug Task Force, with the assistance of the Findlay Police Department Emergency Response Team, executed a search warrant at 1425 Bernard Ave. at about 9:30 p.m. Monday.

Police said the search yielded heroin, crack cocaine, drug paraphernalia, cash, and items indicative of drug trafficking.

Police said additional charges and arrests are expected pending laboratory results.

The Hancock METRICH Drug Enforcement Unit is supported by METRICH in Mansfield and funded in part by the Office of Criminal Justice Services.

Originally published in The Courier on July 25, 2017.

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Fostoria men arrested in drug raid

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Two Fostoria men were arrested Tuesday on drug trafficking charges following a raid at a Potter Street residence.

Brian K. Martin, 42, and Antwantonyo Romez Waites, 32, were both arrested Tuesday and charged with trafficking crack cocaine after the Seneca County Drug Task Force-METRICH Enforcement Unit executed a drug-related search warrant at 210 Potter St.

METRICH was assisted in the raid by officers from Fostoria Police Department and the Sandusky County Drug Task Force. [Read more…]

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METRICH makes arrest, seizes heroin/fentanyl

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The METRICH Enforcement Unit made an arrest and seized 30 grams of suspected heroin/fentanyl during a raid Tuesday.

Vanness D. Oliver, 36 , was arrested on charges of trafficking in drugs, possession of heroin, possession of cocaine and receiving stolen property after authorities searched the residence at 19 Boughton Ave. [Read more…]

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Arrests in Defiance

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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 County and distributing the Heroin and Crack Cocaine.  These arrests concluded a six month investigation by the Multi-Area Narcotics Task Force.  Among the items seized were Heroin, Crack Cocaine and a loaded firearm.  The following individuals were arrested and are currently being held at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio.  They are expected to appear in court on Friday, April 7, 2017.  Additional charges are expected.

Arrested were:

Adrionna T. Pritchett, 19, 942 South 13th Street, Toledo, Ohio for Trafficking in Cocaine, a Felony of the Fifth Degree and Trafficking in Heroin, a Felony of the Fourth Degree.

Derion T. Neal, 19, 3207 Elm Street, Toledo, Ohio,  for Trafficking in Cocaine, a Felony of the Fifth Degree and Trafficking in Heroin, a Felony of the Fourth Degree.

Vanequa V. Spencer, 19, 337 Daniels Avenue, Toledo, Ohio, for Permitting Drug Abuse, a Felony of the Fifth Degree.

The MAN Unit was assisted by the Defiance City Police Department and the Defiance County Prosecutor’s Office.   The MAN Unit is funded through the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services covering, Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Putnam and Williams Counties.

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