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METRICH searches five homes, targets 52 suspects

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Members of the METRICH Task Force searched five houses Wednesday— including one on Bowman Street and another on Louise Avenue — as law enforcement officials targeted 52 suspects during Operation Summer Drug Sweep.

At least 29 suspects were nabbed on Wednesday, officials said. Six were already incarcerated on charges relating to drug trafficking and drug possession.
Lt. Joe Petrycki, commander of METRICH, Wednesday afternoon said the day-long drug indictment effort and searches have resulted in recovery of several weapons, more than $3,000 and suspected heroin, cocaine and marijuana. [Read more…]

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Marijuana laced with fentanyl: Police warn of another potentially deadly drug mixture

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Law enforcement agencies across Northeast Ohio have been warned of another potentially deadly drug mixture. This time, it’s fentanyl-laced marijuana.

“We’ve encountered a couple of false alarms,” said Dave Frisone, Director of Lake County Narcotics Agency. “But we are aware that there is a potential.”

So far, there have been no reports of the dangerous mixture in our area. But, Sgt. Patrick Greenhill with the Berea Police Department’s Safe Passages Program, said he wants people to know about the potential for the dangerous mixture before it is too late.

“Someone thinks by using marijuana it’s a recreational drug, they have no idea it could be laced with fentanyl and kill them after the very first time they tried it,” said Greenhill

Last year, in Cuyahoga County, 666 people died from overdoses of heroin, fentanyl or a combination of both.

Published by the news5cleveland.com

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Drugs found at Cleveland Road apartment

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Three people were arrested Tuesday and two have been charged after a Medway Drug Enforcement investigation yielded crystal meth, heroin and marijuana at a Cleveland Road apartment.

Joseph Malcuit, 30, and Samantha McLean, 31, 2700 Cleveland Road, Apt. 1A, were charged with felony aggravated trafficking in drugs in Wayne County Municipal Court.

Both have been released from jail after posting their bonds. And they both have preliminary court hearings scheduled for June 1 in municipal court. [Read more…]

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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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$10,000, suspected pot found in search

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A drug-related search warrant executed Wednesday morning uncovered suspected marijuana, drug paraphernalia and $10,000 cash in the 100 block of Frost Parkway Wednesday morning, a release from Seneca County Drug Task Force — METRICH Enforcement Unit stated.

Myles A. Jackson, 22, of Tiffin, was arrested during execution of the search warrant at 115 Frost Parkway, which began at 9:10 a.m., and was charged with trafficking marijuana, the release stated. [Read more…]

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