A long-running undercover investigation in four Ohio counties to combat the distribution of opioids and narcotics has resulted in the indictment of 45 people on drug-trafficking charges, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Fayette County Sheriff Vernon Stanforth announced.
The US. 23 Major Crimes Task Force, which is part of the Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission, carried out “Operation Red, White, and Bust.” The investigation targeted fentanyl, tramadol, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine dealers.
“This operation is not the end but merely a continuation of our collective efforts to keep drugs out of our neighborhoods,” Sheriff Stanforth said. “This success is due to the cooperative efforts with many agencies, including the 23 Pipeline Task Force, the Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the U.S. Marshal’s Service.”
29 people have been detained as a result of the 45 indictments:
Alec T. Ables, Bloomingsburg
Scott M. Angeletti, Washington Court House
Kevin H. Axline, Washington Court House
Heather R. Bost, Chillicothe
Dustin L. Browning, Jeffersonville
Guy Nathan Cambell, Washington Court House
Karie Campbell, Washington Court House
Zachary P. Dickens, Mount Sterling
Tyler J. Evans, Washington Court House
John R. Fowler, Washington Court House
Lindsey M. Gibson-Rader, Washington Court House
Corey S. Keller, Washington Court House
Dalton C. W. Knapp, Washington Court House
Ashley D. Lowe, Washington Court House
Ashley Martin, Grove City
Kenneth M. Matthews, Washington Court House
Robert L. McClendon, Washington Court House
Sean K. McKittrick, Washington Court House
Joshua R. Mick, Washington Court House
Chasity Mickle, Washington Court House
Anthony L. Nelson, Washington Court House
Durant E. Peters, Washington Court House
Alisha Rinehart, Jeffersonville
Katherine J. Ross, Jeffersonville
Nathaniel Ryan, Bloomingsburg
Brittani N. Stroup, Bloomingsburg
Holden A. Whaley, Washington Court House
Justin M. Wilson, Washington Court House
Kyle Wes Wilson, Washington Court House
Source: Yahoo
