CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - 19 Investigates is taking an in-depth look some massive increases in drug seizures by state troopers in northeast Ohio.

Multiple people were arrested, and several drugs and guns were seized during a 9-day initiative led by Springfield police.

In total, statewide task forces seized more than $92 million in illegal drugs, 560 firearms and $4.7 million in 2024, Ohio Attorney General Yost announced Tuesday.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two traffic stops made along Interstate 70 within the past week have resulted in some of the largest seizures of drugs and cash in Ohio's history, according to Attorney General ...

The Cuyahoga County Jail recorded 229 drug seizures last year, more than double the 111 incidents logged in 2021, according to county authorities. ... CLEVELAND, Ohio – In August, ...

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FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio — Suspected fentanyl valued at $800,000 was seized in Franklin County following a 5-month-long undercover investigation.

"By integrating overdose mortality data from Ohio’s Vital Statistics System with state crime laboratory data from Ohio’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation, we demonstrate a significant association ...

Ohio saw an increase of more than 500 fentanyl encounters -- police samples testing positive for the drug -- from 2014 to 2015, the latest data available from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...

In all of 2023, the Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission’s major drug task forces seized 349 pounds of meth and nearly $5.5 million in cash. Local News: Recent Coverage ⬇️ Close Ad ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two traffic stops made along Interstate 70 within the past week have resulted in some of the largest seizures of drugs and cash in Ohio's history, according to Attorney General ...