Students Learn Dangers of Texting and Driving

Madison County Sheriff Jim Sabin conducted a hands-on distracted driving experience at the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy for more than a dozen Madison County High School students.

Thirty-Nine Indicted Following Marion Drug Investigation

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio Steven M. Dettelbach, Federal Bureau of Investigation Cleveland Division Special Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthony, Marion Police Chief Bill Collins, Marion County Sheriff Tim Bailey, and Marion County Prosecutor Brent Yager announced today that more than three dozen people are now facing charges as a result of a large-scale investigation focusing on the trafficking and possession of drugs in Marion, Ohio.
Thirty-nine individuals were indicted on a total of 125 felony and misdemeanor charges last week.  The indictments, which were unsealed today, primarily surround the sale and/or possession of heroin, cocaine, and prescription drugs such as Percocet, Vicodin and Xanax. The charges follow the February indictments of 19 others who are facing federal charges in connection with the investigation.

Lima Drug Abuse Community Forum

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine visited Lima Community Church to hold a drug abuse community forum.

Ohio Organized Crime Task Force Seizes Cocaine, Approximately $300,000 Following Traffic Stops

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, Montgomery County Sheriff Phil Plummer, Warren County Sheriff Larry Sims, and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Acting Special Agent in Charge William Hayes announced today that an ongoing investigation has led to the seizure of more than a quarter of a million dollars and nearly 50 pounds of cocaine.

Authorities with the Bulk Cash Smuggling Task Force, which is part of the Ohio Attorney General's Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission, confiscated the majority of the evidence following two separate, but related traffic stops in Montgomery County last week.

Steubenville Drug Abuse Community Forum

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine visited the Pugliese Center in Steubenville to hold a drug abuse community forum.

Twenty-Six Arrested in Connection with Drug Trafficking Investigation

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood, Gallia County Sheriff Joseph Browning, Gallipolis Police Chief Clinton Patterson, Middleport Police Chief Bruce Swift, Meigs County Prosecutor Colleen Williams, and Gallia County Prosecutor Jeff Adkins announced today that 26 individuals have been arrested following a drug trafficking investigation in southeast Ohio. Warrants have been issued for an additional 17 individuals.

Agents with the Major Crimes Task Force of Gallia and Meigs Counties, which includes authorities from the above mentioned agencies, arrested the 26 suspects on a total of 51 charges in Meigs and Gallia counties this week.

The investigation involves the trafficking and/or possession of several drugs including heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana, LSD, and several types of prescription drugs.

Marietta Drug Abuse Community Forum

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine visited Washington State Community College to hold a drug abuse community forum.