Heroin is killing this county. That was the message shared with the public at the Community Resource Center Friday by Brian McLaughlin, county Drug Task Force (DTF) director, who offered a look at the various drugs being used in the area. Although he also discussed the dire effects of cocaine, crack cocaine and methamphetamines, McLaughlin […]

Two men are under arrest following an undercover investigation into prescription drug trafficking. Perry County Sheriff William Barker said the Sheriff's Department and the Central Ohio Drug Task Force have been investigating Henry Eldridge for prescription drug sales since May of 2015. Officers believed Eldridge was selling Percocet, Xanax, and Vicodin that he purchased in […]

Perry County agents arrested a 36-year-old man on drug charges after they raided his home Saturday and reported seizing prescription pills and cash. Curtis P. Walton faces one count of aggravated trafficking in oxycodone, a fourth-degree felony, after his arrest. He is being held at the Southeast Ohio Regional Jail as authorities continue to investigate the case.

Seven men and four women face drug-related charges after a roundup by the Ottawa County Drug Task Force last weekend. According to Ottawa County Prosecutor Mark Mulligan, the roundup of those accused of drug-related offenses culminated in 11 people being arrested since Friday. Mulligan said the charges resulted from a three-month operation by the Drug Task Force, during […]

A 25-year-old man was sentenced to four years in prison and an 18-year-old woman was placed on community control sanctions for drug crimes connected to Jeremy Wilson, who also is serving a prison sentence for selling drugs to confidential informants last fall. Cory R. Christian and Temera L. Liff appeared Monday morning in front of Judge Mark […]