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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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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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Heroin found in Crestline drug sting

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Three people were arrested Tuesday after they were caught during a Crestline drug raid with several illegal items.

Officers from the Crawford County Special Response Team and the METRICH Drug Enforcement Unit executed a search warrant at 2677 State Route 598, Crestline, after a month-long heroin trafficking investigation. During the raid, officers seized 74 doses of heroin, multiple syringes, fentanyl, prescription pills, marijuana, drug paraphernalia and cash.

Officers arrested: Aaron L. Frazee, 27, of Crestline, on a charge of drug trafficking; William C. Frazee, 58, of Crestline, on a charge of drug abuse; and Alexis N. Kouns, 25, of Crestline, on a charge of possession of drugs and a probation violation. They were taken into custody at the scene and are being held in the Crawford County Jail pending filing of formal charges by the Crawford County Prosecutor’s Office.

The Crawford County Special Response Team comprises officers from the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office, Bucyrus and Galion police departments and the Bucyrus and Galion fire departments.

Originally published in the News Journal on May 10, 2017.

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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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