/tags/drug-trafficking drug trafficking en-US Copyright Thu, 05 Jun 2025 20:34:13 GMT /news/2025-06-05/pickerington-man-sentenced-to-30-years-in-prison-for-role-in-human-and-drug-trafficking-ring Cordell Washington pleaded guilty in 2024 to drug, gun, human trafficking and money laundering charges. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 20:34:13 GMT /news/2025-06-05/pickerington-man-sentenced-to-30-years-in-prison-for-role-in-human-and-drug-trafficking-ring ÍøÆغÚÁÏ News Staff /news/2024-12-03/former-columbus-police-officer-sentenced-to-more-than-five-years-in-prison-on-drug-charges John Kotchkoski was convicted for conspiring to traffic fentanyl and cocaine. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 19:57:03 GMT /news/2024-12-03/former-columbus-police-officer-sentenced-to-more-than-five-years-in-prison-on-drug-charges ÍøÆغÚÁÏ News Staff /news/2024-08-08/drug-bust-on-i-70-in-madison-county-believed-to-be-one-of-largest-in-state-history Authorities seized 300 pounds of meth, almost 17.6 pounds of cocaine and 30 pounds of marijuana from a commercial vehicle. Thu, 08 Aug 2024 20:06:13 GMT /news/2024-08-08/drug-bust-on-i-70-in-madison-county-believed-to-be-one-of-largest-in-state-history Allie Vugrincic /politics-government/2024-05-17/zanesville-billboard-claims-columbus-criminals-cause-crime-there-data-isnt-supporting-claim The Muskingum County sheriff said his office arrests many people from Columbus for drug trafficking. The county's jail registry shows most of the people arrested for dealing drugs are from Zanesville. Fri, 17 May 2024 19:01:41 GMT /politics-government/2024-05-17/zanesville-billboard-claims-columbus-criminals-cause-crime-there-data-isnt-supporting-claim George Shillcock /2024-04-24/ohio-house-passes-bill-with-harsher-drug-human-trafficking-penalties House Bill 230 in Ohio would recategorize the felony classifications for trafficking certain amounts of drugs, such as cocaine, fentanyl or heroin. Thu, 25 Apr 2024 01:49:31 GMT /2024-04-24/ohio-house-passes-bill-with-harsher-drug-human-trafficking-penalties Sarah Donaldson /news/2024-04-05/pickerington-man-pleads-guilty-to-federal-drug-and-human-trafficking-charges Federal authorities say 37-year-old Cordell Washington, of Pickerington, ran a large-scale drug trafficking organization in Columbus. Fri, 05 Apr 2024 20:38:33 GMT /news/2024-04-05/pickerington-man-pleads-guilty-to-federal-drug-and-human-trafficking-charges Debbie Holmes /news/2020-10-16/u-s-attorney-announces-eight-federal-convictions-in-money-laundering-case U.S. Attorney David DeVillers secured two convictions Friday in multi-million dollar money laundering scheme. The final two defendants pleaded guilty… Fri, 16 Oct 2020 20:42:39 GMT /news/2020-10-16/u-s-attorney-announces-eight-federal-convictions-in-money-laundering-case Nick Evans /news/2020-09-23/marion-county-drug-trafficking-bust-leads-to-43-arrests A drug trafficking bust in Marion County led to 43 arrests on Wednesday morning.More than 200 local, state and federal law enforcement agents took part in… Wed, 23 Sep 2020 20:54:54 GMT /news/2020-09-23/marion-county-drug-trafficking-bust-leads-to-43-arrests Adora Namigadde /news/2020-06-11/ohio-lawmakers-introduce-comprehensive-opioid-plan Some Ohio lawmakers are pushing five different pieces of legislation they say will deal with the state’s opioid abuse problem in a comprehensive way.One… Thu, 11 Jun 2020 10:43:59 GMT /news/2020-06-11/ohio-lawmakers-introduce-comprehensive-opioid-plan Jo Ingles /news-partners/2020-05-25/pandemic-disrupts-illegal-drug-trade-upending-both-product-and-profits The pandemic's disruption of international labor and transportation sectors has made it harder to produce and transport illegal drugs and to send profits back across national borders. Mon, 25 May 2020 09:00:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-05-25/pandemic-disrupts-illegal-drug-trade-upending-both-product-and-profits Brian Mann