Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones reports undercover agents from the Butler County Undercover Regional Narcotics (BURN) Task Force were quite active this past weekend with four separate investigations netting four arrests and the seizure of thousands of dollars-worth of illegal drugs, 3 vehicles, a handgun, and a double barreled, sawed-off shotgun.  Following is a […]

Neighborhood complaints sparked a drug bust Friday at four suspected drug houses. The MARMET Drug Task Force’s latest operation, codenamed “Take A Number,” aimed to hit alleged drug dealers in the area, said Lt. Chris Adkins with the Marion Police Department. “It’s a continual problem, and we’re not going to stop,” he said.

A Norwalk man was arrested on felony charges Thursday after police raided an apartment following a tip about narcotics being distributed from there. The Norwalk Police Department, a member of METRICH, a 10-county drug task force, executed the search warrant at 212 Concord Court. Information was received indicating 23-year-old Jason Wayne Bryant, also known as […]

A drug-related search warrant Friday morning at a Fostoria residence yielded criminal tools, money and evidence of drug trafficking and abuse. According to a release from the Seneca County Drug Task Force - METRICH Enforcement Unit, local law enforcement, along with agents from the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, executed the search warrant at 851 Bugner […]

Seneca County Drug Task Force-METRICH Enforcement Unit, along with additional officers from the Fostoria Police Department, executed a search warrant on a residence located at 523 E. North St., Fostoria. It is the residence of Abra L. Jackson (Thompson). The search warrant unveiled money, suspected marijuana, suspected cocaine, prescription pills, drug paraphernalia, criminal tools and […]