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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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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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Drug task force seizes 14 grams of suspected meth

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The Ottawa County Drug Task Force seized approximately 14 grams of suspected methamphetamine from three people at an Erie Township residence on Wednesday.

According to a news release, task force officers seized the suspected methamphetamine from the trio at 3275 West Harbor Rd. The names of the three individuals — two males and one female — were not released.

It is the same residence where Robert A. Emigh, 37, was found in possession of methamphetamine, psilocybin mushrooms, marijuana and drug paraphernalia when agents searched the home in December 2015, according to Ottawa County Drug Task Force Commander Carl Rider. [Read more…]

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Alleged drug traffickers indicted in Ottawa County

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An undercover investigation yielded multiple drug trafficking-related indictments for Ottawa County residents.

Three people were arrested as part of the investigation on Friday, according to a news release.

“We have an addiction issue in the county and throughout the state,” Ottawa County prosecutor James VanEerten said. “One issue is the prevalence and availability of drugs. We’re trying to hold those dealing the drugs as accountable as we can. We also want to charge people when they cause an overdose.” [Read more…]

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