Ohio man, “Mann,” found in West Virginia with $50,000 worth of street value of the suspected fentanyl

An Ohio man, also known as “Mann,” was found in West Virginia with $50,000 worth of street value of suspected fentanyl.

The Wood County Sheriff’s Office said on Monday August 12 they, along with the Parkersburg Narcotics Task Force, the Southeast Ohio Major Crimes Task Force conducted a drug trafficking investigation which resulted in a traffic stop in Parkersburg.

Officials say after a vehicle search, Agents found over one 1 lb of suspected fentanyl.

The approximate street value of the suspected fentanyl is over $50,000, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Agents arrested Raymond Preston aka “Mann”, from Columbus Ohio, and Akeitta Parker, from Parkersburg, for Possession of Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute and Transporting Fentanyl into the State.

Both subjects remain jail.

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