The Ottawa County Drug Task Force handled fewer indictments or bills of information in 2013 than it did the previous year — but, once again, a good deal of the work was done in Port Clinton. “The 67 Drug Task Force indictments charged a total of 167 felony offenses, 73 of which occurred within the […]
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.
The Summit/Akron HIDTA task force, agents from the DEA Cleveland Resident Office, along with numerous federal, state, and local law enforcement officers, arrested Garland V. Phelps Jr. and Alonzo B. Sykes, with 20 other individuals on January 14, resulting in the dismantlement of a heroin trafficking organization. Since 2012, the Phelps/Sykes organization distributed multiple kilograms […]
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.
Sixteen people are facing drug charges following a campus roundup conducted by The Franklin County Drug Task Force and The Ohio State University Police Department. Members of the task force and OSU PD began investigating drug suppliers and dealers in the campus area that had been selling or distributing drugs from April 2012 to April […]