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Nine people were arrested on multiple charges and methamphetamine and suspected fentanyl were recovered by city, county and state law enforcement officers Tuesday in Belpre.
The actions were the result of an investigation by the Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission and Washington Monroe Morgan Noble Major Crimes Task Force, whose agents executed a trio of search warrants with the help of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Special Response Team and the Belpre Police Department.
“Our department’s … been watching all three locations for about six months,” Belpre Police Chief Terry Williams said. “They were all intertwined.”
ebevins@newsandsentinel.com
BELPRE Nine people were arrested on multiple charges and methamphetamine and suspected fentanyl were recovered by city, county and state law enforcement officers Tuesday in Belpre.
The actions were the result of an investigation by the Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission and Washington Monroe Morgan Noble Major Crimes Task Force, whose agents executed a trio of search warrants with the help of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Special Response Team and the Belpre Police Department.
“Our department’s … been watching all three locations for about six months,” Belpre Police Chief Terry Williams said. “They were all intertwined.”
¯ First-degree felony : Three to 11 years; $20,000.
¯ Second-degree felony: Two to eight years; $15,000.
¯ Third-degree felony: One to three years; $10,000.
¯ Third-degree felony involving an act of sex or violence: One to five years; $10,000.
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¯ Fifth-degree felony: Six months to one year; $2,500.
Source: Washington County Common Pleas Court. Graphic by Janelle Patterson Photo Provided
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