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Heroin and fentanyl seized, 2 jailed in Montgomery County task force raid

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Two people are in jail and police seized heroin, fentanyl and cash from a residence in Dayton during the execution of a search warrant Thursday by the Montgomery County RANGE Task Force.

In jail are Kevin Mckee, 34, and Sara Skirvin, 32. They are being detained on drug trafficking charges.

Mckee has an extensive record ranging from drug trafficking and drug possession to obstructing officials, while Skirvin also has multiple drug offences on her record, according to a prepared statement from the sheriff’s office.

Published by whio.com

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Alleged drug trafficker pleads not guilty

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A man who faces decades in prison for drug crimes pleaded not guilty to 10 felonies related to trafficking cocaine, oxycodone and hydrocodone.

Terry A. Harris, 51, of Zanesville, appeared for arraignment Wednesday in Muskingum County Common Pleas Court. He was charged with trafficking in cocaine, possession of cocaine, three counts of trafficking in oxycodone, three counts of possession of oxycodone, trafficking in hydrocodone, possession of hydrocodone and possession of alprazolam. The final count is a misdemeanor.

His bond was continued at $500,000.

In May, law enforcement recovered approximately $150,000 worth of cocaine and $4,000 worth of prescription pills from Harris’s residence on Columbia Street. Officers identified Harris as a suspect with assistance from the Ohio Board of Pharmacy, which was conducting its own drug investigation, Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz previously said.

Detectives with the Muskingum County Sheriff’s Office and Zanesville Police Department joint drug unit also found several digital scales, several baggies with residue and approximately $12,000 in cash in addition to the drugs.

Published by zanesvilletimesrecorder.com

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Task force busts alleged Newark cocaine dealer

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A Newark man has been charged with a first-degree felony after reportedly possessing more than 200 grams of cocaine and more than 100 percocet pills.

The Central Ohio Drug Enforcement Task Force executed a search warrant at a home on the 500 block of Vesper Drive in Newark on May 26 after a lengthy investigation.

During a search of the home, about 250 grams of cocaine (equal to about 1/2 pound) and more than 120 Percocet 30 milligram tablets were located. Court records indicate digital scales and other items associated with drug trafficking were also located in the search. [Read more…]

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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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Youngstown doctor to give up license after illegally dispensing drugs

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A local doctor who practiced medicine for more than four decades will give up his license for the next five years. That’s even though a Mahoning County judge told him if he had his his way, he would have lost that license for the rest of his life.

Seventy-four-year-old William Paloski was in court Tuesday morning for sentencing on drug charges.

Prosecutors said Paloski was dispensing drugs to his patients and clients, sometimes even without a valid medical reason to do it.

Members of the Drug Task Force began investigating his practice years ago after discovering bottles used to contain his prescriptions in local drug houses. Investigators said his so-called patients would take the drugs and then sell or trade them on the streets.

Paloski’s lawyer, Dave Betras, asked the judge to not send his client to prison. [Read more…]

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