Drug trafficking busts among largest in state history, Ohio attorney general says

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKBN) – Two busts involving drugs and cash on Interstate 70 have become some of the largest in state history, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said Thursday.

The first happened on August 3 in Madison County, near Columbus.

Agents with the Central Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission (OOCIC)/High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Major Drug Interdiction Task Force and troopers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol stopped a commercial vehicle.

They found 300 pounds of methamphetamine, 17.6 pounds of cocaine and 30 pounds of marijuana, according to the attorney general.

The contraband has an approximate street value of $14.6 million.

Another bust on August 6 led to the discovery of over $935,000 cash, the attorney general said.

It happened when law enforcement stopped another commercial vehicle on I-70 in Clark County that was thought to be involved in drug trafficking.

“Drug traffickers intent on delivering destruction to central Ohio should take note — our task force and our partners are watching,” Yost said.

To compare, in all of 2023, major drug task forces seized a total of 349 pounds of meth and $5.5 million cash in Ohio.

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