Attorney General Mike DeWine and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) thanked Ohio residents for properly disposing of 14.2 tons (28,466 pounds) of unwanted prescription medications during last Saturday’s drug take-back day. Locally in Marion volunteers collected 258 pounds of old medications and recycled 225 pounds of plastic and cardboard. The Marion collection continues to be […]
Day Offers Safe Way to Dispose of Unused Medications
April 24, 2014 by
Area residents are encouraged to bring expired, unused prescriptions and over-the-counter meds to the Medication Disposal Day on Saturday, April 26, 2014 from 10:00am until 2:00pm at the Marion County Building, 222 West Center Street. Just drive through the rear parking lot where volunteers will offer convenient, legal, and environmentally safe disposal with no questions […]
39 Indicted in Operation Buyers’ Remorse
April 10, 2014 by
Law enforcement officials announced at a press conference Thursday afternoon that more than three dozen people are now facing charges as a result of a large-scale investigation focusing on the trafficking and possession of drugs in Marion. These indictments are in addition to those announced back in February. Unlike in previous cases, all of those […]
MARMET Finds Guns, Cash During Traffic Stop
April 9, 2014 by
The MARMET Drug Task Force stopped two vehicles on Tuesday, April 8, 2014 and discovered several guns and a large amount of cash. Three people were arrested as part of the stops. Detectives from MARMET stopped the two vehicles at the corner of North Greenwood and Wilson Streets after learning that an occupant of each […]
Deputies Sieze Drugs, Make Two Arrests Following Overdose
March 21, 2014 by
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office says a call on Thursday reporting a drug overdose resulted in the seizure of drugs and cash and the arrest of two men, one from Marion, the other from Detroit. On March 20, 2014 at 8:55PM, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office received a call from Comfort Inn, 256 Jamesway Drive, […]
Over 20 Arrested as “Operation Take a Number” Continues
March 13, 2014 by
The MARMET Drug Task Force, Marion Police Department, and Marion County Sheriff’s Office teamed up Wednesday morning and made mass arrests as part of the continuing effort to crack down on drug trafficking in the community. On March 12, 2014, over 25 law enforcement officers spread out across Marion as part of the investigation that […]
Multiple Special Response Teams Make Four Raids in Marion
March 7, 2014 by
MARMET Drug Task Force officials say special reponse teams from three counties worked together to execute four search warrants this morning in the City of Marion. Four alleged drug dealers were arrested as a part of the raids. MARMET supervisor Lt. Chris Adkins said that on Friday, March 7, 2014, at approximately 6:00 a.m., members […]
19 Indicted on Federal Charges for Interstate Drug Trafficking
February 20, 2014 by
The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio announced Wednesday the unsealing of a 72-count indictment against 19 individuals for operating an interstate drug trafficking ring selling narcotics in the Marion area. The lengthy indictment details alleged two-year conspiracy in which heroin, crack cocaine, Percocet, Ritalin, Xanax, and Vicodin were brought from Detroit and […]
Police Arrest Alleged Drug Dealer from Mississippi
February 5, 2014 by
The MARMET / METRICH Drug Task Force says they arrested a man for drug trafficking on Tuesday for the second time. On February 4th, 2014, detectives from MARMET, along with the Marion Police Department, arrested Courtney Myles, 22, as a suspected crack and heroin drug dealer. Officials say the investigation had been ongoing since Myles […]
Five Arrested for Alleged Chicago-to-Marion Drug Trafficking
January 30, 2014 by
Detectives from the MARMET / METRICH Drug Task, along with the Marion Special Response Team, Marion Police Department, and Marion County Sheriff’s Office, completed an investigation Wednesday into the trafficking of heroin and crack cocaine by a group from Chicago. The investigation concluded on January 29, 2014 when officers served a search warrant in the […]
