US Attorney gives details on Northeast Ohio drug bust

More than a ton of pot, 1 million seized during bust of marijuana

It all started at 9:15 a.m. on Dec. 19, when a man says he discovered the suspected drug paraphernalia placed a breakfast order at a McDonald's in Columbus. Officials in Ohio inspected a local.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Law enforcement officials on Thursday announced that 31 suspects have been arrested in a large drug bust. A roundup took place Wednesday in northern Ohio. Arrest.

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Updated: 10:47 AM EDT October 13, 2022. COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Franklin County grand jury indicted four people in connection to a human and drug trafficking ring in Columbus, following a yearslong.

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Eric Lagatta The Columbus Dispatch 0:04 1:18 Columbus police investigating a human trafficking operation seized more than $200,000, three guns and illegal drugs worth tens of thousands of.

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Three men who are accused of drug trafficking in Columbus were arrested through a multi-agency effort Wednesday.

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The Columbus Dispatch 0:05 0:57 A multi-agency law enforcement task force has arrested 11 suspects from the Columbus area and Canton whom federal prosecutors have charged with distributing bulk.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio - The United States Justice Department indicted 12 new defendants today in federal court as part of the D.O.J's work to dismantle a large-scale drug trafficking operation. The announcement came earlier today. Federal officials released a statement saying, "A multi-agency law enforcement task force initially announced the case in July after a federal grand jury indicted 11.

Two huge drug busts reported on Columbus' east, south sides, suspects

Law enforcement officials charged dozens of people and seized drugs and firearms in a sting operation between October 2022 and March 2023 on Columbus' southeast side in an effort to combat drugs and violent crime.

US Attorney gives details on Northeast Ohio drug bust

Two Columbus police officers on the department's drug cartel unit were arrested Tuesday on federal drug trafficking charges. What's happening: Marco Merino, 44, and John Kotchkoski, 33, are accused of working together to sell cocaine and fentanyl over the course of several months in 2021. Unbeknownst to them, they dealt these drugs to undercover FBI agents and a confidential informant, court.

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0:55. In Ohio, the nightmare of children who are forced into sex slavery doesn't always end when they escape the criminals trafficking them, advocates say. Instead, state laws have the potential.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio - The government added 12 defendants and 28 new charges to a federal narcotics conspiracy case that now charges 23 total individuals.. drug traffickers who then trafficking those narcotics to places such as West Virginia and the Northern District of Ohio. Most of the alleged drug dealing took place within 1000 feet of.

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2:26 An elementary school teacher, a college professor and a pair of U.S. Air Force members are among 160 people charged in a statewide human trafficking crackdown in Ohio, the state's top.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) - Eleven people are facing federal drug charges, accused of dealing drugs near a school on the west side of Columbus. The United States Attorney's Office said the.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Nearly a dozen people were arrested last week for allegedly distributing bulk amounts of fentanyl, cocaine and crack cocaine in central Ohio.

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CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (WOIO) - A highly coordinated undercover drug task force operation recently resulted in 59 arrests in southern Ohio. The investigation was conducted by the U.S. 23 Major Crimes.

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The Columbus Dispatch 0:03 0:57 The Franklin County Prosecutor's Office announced late Friday afternoon the indictments of 79 people and the seizure of nearly $6 million in drugs in what they're.