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Yost: Drug interdiction task forces seize over $29M in narcotics in 2020
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Governor Mike DeWine and Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Vance Callender Friday announced that the Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission (OOCIC) seized more than $29 million in illegal drugs this year, resulting in 200 criminal charges and the indictment of 102 people.
“Drug dealers don’t worry about social distancing, and they didn’t take 2020 off,” Yost said. “Expanded funding through RecoveryOhio was integral to our success, and I’m grateful for our partnership with Gov. DeWine and Homeland Security Investigations – the return on funding is evident in these success stories.”
Special to The Daily Jeffersonian
COLUMBUS The Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission seized more than $29 million in illegal drugs resulting in 200 criminal charges and the indictment of 102 people in 2020.
The OOCIC total included the Licking, Muskingum and Guernsey Major Drug Interdiction Task Force that seized 24 pounds of cocaine and 45 pounds of methamphetamine with an estimated $3,397,816 street value.
A single traffic stop netted more than 40 pounds of methamphetamine and three handguns.
The task force also seized 12 firearms and $95,230 in cash. In all, 19 people were indicted on 45 criminal charges as a result of the task force.
The announcement was made Friday by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Gov. Mike DeWine and Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Vance Callender.
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