Police also grabbed $1.8 million in cash and a number of vehicles, including a Mercedes Benz, two BMWs, a Cadillac Escalade, a Lexus, and a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Mike DeWine suffered injury while in East Palestine, Closed Captioning/Audio Description Problems. Facebook makes 'disastrous' choices, prioritizes profit, Nobel Prize for physics rewards work on modelling complex systems, including climate, DOJ reviewing decision not to prosecute former FBI agents in botched Larry Nassar investigation, Navy sells USS Kitty Hawk, USS John F. Kennedy to shipbreaker for 1 cent each, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Cleveland police display some of the 150 bales of marijuana they recovered from a drug bust Sunday in Warrensville Heights. CLEVELAND - Federal prosecutors Tuesday announced what they called the largest-ever heroin bust in Ohio. Operation SOS is a program sponsored by the federal justice system in response to the opioid crisis in Northeast Ohio. A change in state law passed in the spring requires those convicted to undergo human trafficking education. Police in Highland Heights and Warrensville Heights assisted Cleveland narcotics officers, who worked under a grant through the Domestic Highway Enforcement program. An additional 14 people were indicted in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Common Pleas Court on state drug charges. McGINTY: At the current rates, we'll have twice as many heroin deaths as gunshot deaths this year in Cuyahoga County. Law enforcement fanned out across the state, communicating with hundreds of men seeking sex. When officers arrested him, he said, "there was an immediate feeling of wanting to throw up and an immediate feeling of facing the consequences with my family and friends.". The bust gives a glimpse at what police believe is a growing heroin trade in the Cleveland area. The distribution ring, which acquired heroin from Nigeria, Mexico, and Colombia, stored the powdery drug in so-called stash houses around Cleveland and two eastern suburbs. The bust is the largest in the city's history, said Police Chief Michael McGrath. Local police latched on to the ring in the fall of 2008 after learning that heroin smuggled from Colombia to Miami was destined for Cleveland. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Police believe he used drug proceeds to buy the house. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. "This is the beginning and not the end, and I think we have so much work to do across the state," she said. An Oklahoma County sheriff's deputy made a drug bust last month. "We want to send a message to everybodyin the country:Don't buy sex in Ohio," he said. LORAIN, Ohio (WJW) A Friday drug bust in the city turned up more than $300,000 in suspected narcotics, along with several guns and thousands in cash. I reported the strike force coming last year. 2/14/2023 - Felonious Assault (Incident: 233002076) 2200 [Block] Cleveland Ave. Columbus, OH 43211 - learn more. The other six are believed to be from a Mexican gang on the West Coast, police Lt. Thomas Stacho said. Due to the quantity of suspected fentanyl recovered, all three may be charged federally under Operation Sudden Opiate Surge, according to a press release. The federal indictment claims Joseph Gray ran a sophisticated drug trafficking organization. Other charges among some defendants include felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition; possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes; unlawful users of controlled substances in possession of firearms; and use of a communications facility to facilitate a drug conspiracy. Along with law enforcement, the city must address the demand for drugs through social service, drug treatment programs and job opportunities for teens, he said. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Santiago was also booked on drug trafficking charges. The investigation came to an end in 2020, leading to nine arrests and 33 felony indictments from the Franklin County grand jury. City records show Ficklin has worked for Cleveland since 2001. A large federal drug operation was underway Wednesday morning as authorities indicted 25 people for conspiracy to traffic drugs in Elyria and surrounding areas, according to the Department of Justice. LORAIN, Ohio Lorain police have arrested three people for drug trafficking. This success is due to the cooperative efforts with many agencies, including the 23 Pipeline Task Force, the Attorney Generals Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the U.S. Marshals Service.. Inside the home, investigators found crystal meth, fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, 3 firearms and $9500 in cash. Copyright 2019 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Twenty-nine of the 45 people indicted have been arrested. The operation aimed to thwart the sale of opioids and narcotics. It held packages of dry soup and bales of pot with an estimated street value of $3 million. Of the 24 defendants, 16 middle to lower-level distributors in the ring were arrested yesterday. Police and DEA agents hit the streets early Wednesday morning to execute search warrants in Cleveland, Euclid and Lake County in connection to an ongoing drug investigation. At a news conference yesterday afternoon, U.S. Attorney Steven Dettelbach said it was the culmination of a two-year effort to squash a conspiracy involving the transport of heroin from Chicago and Atlanta to be sold in Northeast Ohio. Ravenna man arrested after large drug bust at his home, Approximately 350 grams of THC wax shatter, Approximately 35 grams of psilocybin mushrooms, Items commonly used in the packaging/distribution of controlled substances and cash, Melt Bar & Grilled closes 2 Ohio locations, Ohio Gov. @WEWS pic.twitter.com/Ol8vm350o1. Of Pot Headed For Cleveland . Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Had I not been arrested, had I not gone to jailand had I not suffered some consequences for the decisions I was making, I wouldnt be here today, and I wouldnt be as successful in life," said Knight, a wife, mother and student in forensic criminology. 2023 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. "I'm taking this very seriously and realize it's an enormous mistake," he told The Columbus Dispatch, part of the USA TODAY Network, on Monday. This is a takedown of a sophisticated drug-trafficking organization and network.". COLUMBUS, Ohio - A firefighter, college professor and a Cleveland-area city councilman were among 161 people arrested in a sex sting operation last week, described as the state's largest. CLEVELAND, Ohio Authorities dismantled a drug pipeline that poured more than 1,100 pounds of cocaine into Cleveland and sent $13 million in proceeds back to Mexico in a span of a few years, according to officials and an indictment unsealed Tuesday. Whistleblower to Senate:Facebook makes 'disastrous' choices, prioritizes profit. On January 20, 2022, the indictment states that Mahoney delivered $2,399,585.00 of cocaine sales proceeds to Bojorquez, in Cleveland, Ohio, for transportation back to Mexico. ( (Source: Portage County Sheriff)) Portage County Sheriff Ralph Spidalieri said the task force and agents with the Bureau of Alcohol,. U. S. Drug Enforcement Administration Detroit Division Special Agent in Charge Keith Martin and Justin E. Herdman, United States attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, announced the . These indictments follow an extensive joint investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI . "These [detectives] were on the street, working their sources and turning one seizure into a bigger seizure, to a record seizure," Stacho said. Police arrested eight men, two from suburban Cleveland, on suspicion of drug trafficking. The indictment says that Ficklin, 49, of Cleveland Heights, and David Gomez-Orrantia, 41, a Mexican national, worked to shuttle the cocaine into the city and the money out. Federal law enforcement officials announced today that eight individuals were charged for their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed at least 10 kilograms of cocaine and other drugs in the Lorain, Elyria and Cleveland areas. A 25-year-old West Bloomfield man is behind bars facing a charge of possession with intent to distribute marijuana. They remain in federal custody.. Johnson, 48, of Solon, and Lanier, 66, of Cleveland, dealt primarily on Cleveland's East Side. The group used a warehouse in the 7000 block of Carnegie Avenue to stash the drugs, a house in Lorain to count the proceeds and hidden compartments in semitrailers and sport-utility vehicles to haul cocaine and profits and evade police, authorities said. "The pimp, the trafficker, doesn't show up and sit in the corner watching you. Police seized at least 44 pounds of heroin, which they packaged in plastic evidence bags and displayed yesterday during a news conference at Cleveland police headquarters. They had 22 arrest warrants and 15 search warrants. WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio (WCMH) Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Fayette County Sheriff Vernon Stanforth announced Friday the results of a long-standing undercover drug operation. Human trafficking survivorMandie Knight spoke via Zoom about her former lifestyle and her gratitude at being arrested. The estimated street value of this seizure was approximately $210,000," said Sgt. DETTELBACH: People in all parts of our community need to take note of this --- parents, teachers --- heroin is your problem. They were joined by Homeland Security Investigations, the United States Postal Service, FBI Safe Streets Task Force, the Canton City Police Department Special Investigations Unit, and the Ohio State Highway Patrol. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. The National Read Across America Day takes place every year on March 2, Geisels birthday. CLEVELAND The FBI's Cleveland division says it has seized more than 80 pounds of suspected fentanyl in an operation against an international drug ring's Ohio arm. CLEVELAND - Twenty-two people were indicted in federal court for their roles in a conspiracy to traffic fentanyl, heroin, fentanyl analogues including carfentanil, and other drugs, which they sold in Euclid and Cleveland to customers from across Northeast Ohio. Columbus police said 905 pounds of marijuana, 698 grams of cocaine . Police also grabbed $1.8 million in cash and a number of vehicles, including a . Acting U.S. Attorney Michelle Baeppler said Gomez-Orrantia is affiliated with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, one of Mexicos most violent drug gangs. Police found 20 grams of suspected fentanyl inside the home. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. In a Facebook post, the police. While most of us will be celebrating independence, this group of drug dealers behind bars wont make the picnic, Yost said. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. It does show sophistication operating 24-7, all the customers were in one phone, said DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Keith Martin. The drugs have an estimated street value of $3 million, police said. CLEVELAND, Ohio Fourteen people are facing multiple federal charges in connection with a Lorain County drug ring that dealt in cocaine, crack cocaine and fentanyl. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). They also were arrested earlier this summer. All rights reserved (About Us). 22 People indicted for their roles in northern Ohio drug conspiracy. Federal, county and city agents swept into houses in Cleveland and Euclid, yesterday morning, arresting 72 people as part of a drug bust, dubbed Operation Fox Hound. The base for their operation was in a commercial building on Holmes Avenue in Collinwood, where the drugs were weighed and packaged and the money was divided between the dealers. Alcohol & Drug. Attorneys for the men were not listed in court documents. He allegedly supplied high-level distributors Bryant Johnson and Richard Lanier, also known as Juice. Cleveland police announced Tuesday that they made the largest drug bust in the city's history and recovered more than 3,000 pounds of marijuana from a tractor-trailer. Tristan Alls, 28 . 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Large drug bust at a home on Gill Street in Ravenna. That arrest led them to a trailer Sunday in the 19700 block of South Miles Road in Warrensville Heights. Great job by this task force whose work to remove drug traffickers from our communities will prevent overdoses and save lives now thats something to celebrate!, This operation is not the end but merely a continuation of our collective efforts to keep drugs out of our neighborhoods, Sheriff Stanforth said. On Wednesday, police executed search warrants on two homes. CLEVELAND Operation Crazy Train ended Wednesday morning. The ring began to unravel when the unidentified person handling the ledger was stopped by police on Nov. 7, 2020, on the way to Ficklins warehouse. What does it mean & how does it help the Cleveland Browns. The local men arrested were Robert Moore, 31, and Michael Parker, 32, who have addresses listed in Beachwood and Maple Heights. Additionally charged in the indictment as part of the drug trafficking organization is David Gomez-Orrantia, 41, of Mexico. CLEVELAND Twelve people in the greater Cleveland area have been indicted on charges of drug conspiracy, money laundering and firearms violations, Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan. All rights reserved. The indictment is believed to be the largest ever filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, in terms of number of defendants. Spidalieri said law enforcement officers executed the search warrant at Cliffords Gill Street home on June 30. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. All rights reserved (About Us). DETTELBACH: Today's law enforcement action marks the single largest heroin takedown in the history of Northern Ohio. FBI Cleveland Cartel Gang Narcotics & Laundering Task Force Announces Seizure of 88 Pounds of Drugs Valued at $5.2 Million and the Arrest of Two Drug Trafficking Organization Operatives. Immigration and Customs Enforcement tracked a sale to John Sapp, known as Wren on the street, Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle Baeppler said. Besides marijuana, police seized $386,000 in cash, seven firearms and eight vehicles. The messages were not returned. LORAIN, Ohio Lorain police have arrested three people for drug trafficking. Police said Third District. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. The messages and the ledger offered a roadmap into the movement of drugs and profits. To contact us with news tips, story ideas or other related information, e-mail newsstaff@ideastream.org. A federal grand jury has indicted Carlos Los Gonzalez, 38; Angel Snowy Gonzalez, 37; Lloyd Young, 35; Edmond McCall, 32; Darnell Delaney, 38; Christopher Wilkes, 37; Ceasare Hollis, 50; Julius Harrington, 22; Niles Thompson, 35; Jorge Diaz, 27; Christopher Popik, 32; Shakara Whitfield, 33; Adam Young, 32; and Jacque Hill, 35. Keeping Stark County safe is a collaborative effort and this is another example of the critical partnerships among law enforcement agencies, said Sheriff George T. Maier in a statement. COLUMBUS, Ohio A firefighter, college professor and a Cleveland-area city councilman were among 161 people arrestedin asexsting operation last week, described as the state'slargest focused on human trafficking. U.S. Attorney Steven Dettelbach added that the numbers were up in Summit, Stark and Lucas counties, as well. That shooting led to a manhunt throughout Euclid and Cleveland. CLEVELAND Operation Crazy Train ended Wednesday morning. [U.S. DEA photo]. The charges were laid out in a 138-page indictment that includes transcripts of secretly taped phone calls of conspirators talking about drug deals using various code words. "When you are the buyer, you have no idea who you're dealing with," he said. In October 2020, Ficklin obtained about 300 pounds of cocaine and transferred $929,320 back to Mexico, according to the indictment. Authorities dismantled a drug pipeline that poured about 1,100 pounds of cocaine into Cleveland and sent $13 million in proceeds back to Mexico in a span of a few years, according to an indictment . WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio (WCMH) Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Fayette County Sheriff Vernon Stanforth announced Friday the results of a long-standing undercover drug operation. Environmental Health. 37-year-old Julian Barnett of Canton was arrested and charged with aggravated drug trafficking and aggravated drug possession. The Plain Dealer and cleveland.com reached out to two city officials seeking comment on Ficklin. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost,law enforcement officials from multiplecounties, social service providers and former human trafficking victims met in the Ohio Statehouse on Monday to talk about the initiative. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Follow reporter Dean Narciso on Twitter: @deannarciso, More:DOJ reviewing decision not to prosecute former FBI agents in botched Larry Nassar investigation, One penny:Navy sells USS Kitty Hawk, USS John F. Kennedy to shipbreaker for 1 cent each. Updated: 8:49 PM EDT March 25, 2022 CANTON, Ohio A raid conducted by multiple local and federal investigators in Canton resulted in the seizure of approximately 10 kilograms of the. . This is a significant dent, Thomas Gergye, an official of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in Cleveland, told reporters. Drugs, money and weapons were confiscated Wednesday morning. Ficklin is accused of redistributing large quantities of the drug to lower-level dealers, including Robert Atkinson, 41, of Cleveland, the indictment says. Police made a drug bust during a traffic stop -- they found 3 kilos of suspected cocaine. Twenty two people have. "It's real huge in the suburbs now," said Cleveland police Detective Todd Clark, who along with partner John Dlugolinski ran the investigation. The 10 kilograms of DMT seized have a potential street value of over $1,000,000. Cleveland police announced Tuesday that they made the largest drug bust in the city's history and recovered more than 3,000 pounds of marijuana from a tractor-trailer. The survivor doesn't tell you, 'Idon't want to do this, but if I don't, I'm going to be beat' or 'He's going to withhold my drugs. Gomez-Orrantia was apprehended at the U.S.-Mexican border in New Mexico last week. CLEVELAND, Ohio Fourteen people are facing multiple federal charges in connection with a Lorain County drug ring that dealt in cocaine, crack cocaine and fentanyl. Certain conspirators used code words like casket and OD for the drugs sold, said US Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, Justin Herdman. In documents filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Cleveland, officials said officers grabbed nearly 50 pounds of cocaine, more than $2.4 million in cash and a ledger that shows a North Royalton. "If there are no buyers, there will be no trafficking.". Family Health. The Franklin County Prosecutor's Office announced late Friday afternoon the indictments of 79 people and the seizure of nearly $6 million in drugs in what they're calling the county's largest. Sheriff: Ohio mother told dispatcher she stabbed her children The report said Jordyn Will, who was. seizing drugs valued at more than $3 million, including a large amount of fentanyl, officials say. On Oct. 13 of that year, Ficklin arrived at his warehouse where drugs had been stashed operating a 2005 white Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck registered to the city of Cleveland, the indictment says. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Drugs allegedly sold by the Gray Drug Trafficking Organization were mixed with fentanyl and even carfentanil. Police arrested eight. 3News cameras witnessed the raids unfolding at the following locations: Euclid and Shaw. The transcripts also mention meetings around town, including in the parking lot of the YMCA in downtown Cleveland and Larchmere Tavern, a popular restaurant just north of Shaker Square. U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman, DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge Keith Martin, Euclid Police Chief Scott Meyer and others were present at the news conference. The seven-month DEA investigation targeted street level drug dealers, according to the Department of Justice. One suspect told an undercover officer that he had made more money knocking off other dealers than actually selling drugs. The traffickers allegedly used a "customer phone" that was passed between members, so that customers could obtain drugs at any hour of the day. During the drug bust, police seized $9,500 in cash, 64 pounds of narcotics (crystal meth, fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine) and 3 firearms (a rifle, a . Mark Jessie, acouncilman running for reelection Nov. 2 in Elyria, Ohio, a city roughly 30 miles outside Cleveland, was picked up in the sting. The whereabouts of the other two are unknown. CLEVELAND - Two Manitowoc residents were arrested Saturday on suspicion of transporting fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine from Milwaukee to the Manitowoc area for distribution. Being Prepared. All are being held at City Jail, and they are to be formally charged later this week. Breaking: The drug round up this morning is the first under the OCDETF Strike Force. It's all of our problem. Gomez-Orrantia worked with the person and Ficklin to make sure the drugs and profits moved smoothly, the charges indicate. Two Chicago-area groups of Colombian heritage supplied the Sapp brothers, Ms. Baeppler said. Mar 2, 2017. The seven-month DEA investigation targeted street level drug dealers, according to the Department of Justice. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. 37-year-old Julian Barnett of Canton was arrested and charged with one count of Aggravated Trafficking in Drugs (F1), and Aggravated Possession of Drugs (F1). Federal prosecutors are seeking to seize the warehouse at 7719 Carnegie Ave., as well as several weapons that Ficklin possessed. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. Three of the perpetrators were willingto pay to have sex with people they thought were minors. According to officials. Bill Lantz. February . Other charges related to drugs and firearms. The investigation revealed many of the customers came from nearby Lake County. 'O Authorities say this cocaine was hidden in a truck compartment to conceal the drug from law enforcement on its way from Mexico to Cleveland. The two-year investigation culminated Tuesday morning with the indictment of 24 people, including a Nigerian man nicknamed Shaka Zulu who lived in upscale Shaker Heights and a ringleader who lived in a $1 million home in Solon. The work of Operation Fox Hound continues --- the FBI says that there are still 20 suspects in the drug ring that they have yet to arrest. Attorneys for two alleged ringleaders declined to comment. Money for the drugs was mostly paid in cash and sometimes through the cash transferring app "Cash App.". The Associated Press contributed to this report. A pound of heroin sells for about $34,000 wholesale, but the street value is much greater. Martin added they even allowed customers to pay with an app. Police seized at least 44 pounds of heroin, which they packaged in plastic evidence bags and displayed yesterday during a news conference at Cleveland police headquarters. The Lorain Police Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the FBI, along with several other agencies, were involved in the investigation. Conversations referred to heroin as playoff tickets and a Cadillac. Those drugs, prosecutors said, have been linked to several overdoses including some fatal. Portage County Sheriff Ralph Spidalieri said the task force and agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) had been investigating Bruce Clifford Jr. for illegally selling marijuana. The ring worked from about September 2017 through October 2021, prosecutors said. Federal agents also seized about 21 pounds of cocaine from Atkinson during his arrest, investigators said. CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration busted up a major drug operation peddling dangerous substances from Cleveland, thru Ohio and into West Virginia.. According to police, one of the main suppliers of the drug ring was Christopher Ugochukwu, also known as Shaka Zulu, who lived in an apartment near Shaker Square, where he was arrested earlier this summer. "Oklahoma City is a major route for drug traffickers with I-40 and I-35 running right through the heart of the city. CANTON, Ohio A raid conducted by multiple local and federal investigators in Canton resulted in the seizure of approximately 10 kilograms of the hallucinogenic drug Dimethyltryptamine, better known as DMT. That day, authorities seized $179,000 in cash, about 100 pounds of cocaine and two cellphones, according to the charges. Read more athttp://www.toledoblade.com/State/2010/09/22/44-pounds-of-heroin-seized-in-Cleveland.html#TGRoTAo4Q86he3ZG.99, *click back button to return to news post list, http://www.toledoblade.com/State/2010/09/22/44-pounds-of-heroin-seized-in-Cleveland.html#TGRoTAo4Q86he3ZG.99. One of those groups also obtained drugs from a Mexican man in Chicago. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Marshals Service. A pound of heroin sells for about $34,000 wholesale, but the street value is much greater. Health Planning. Gomez-Orrantia was arrested on March 11, 2022. The Drug Enforcement Administration found nearly 20 pounds of cocaine and $1 million in cash when searching homes on Cleveland's East Side on Saturday, the culmination of a months-long. Published: Feb. 10, 2022 at 12:13 PM PST AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - A federal grand jury returned an eighteen-count superseding indictment, charging 13 people as part of a drug trafficking conspiracy. He earned $55,000 last year. Police say the drugs have a street value of $2 million. East Palestine issues emergency evacuation of areas after . Fifty-one women, would-be victims, were provided assistance by social service advocates. Seventeen guns were confiscated by federal agents. It supplied kilogram quantities of cocaine and manufactured crack, court records show. Tristan Alls, 28, and Jaritza Salabarria, 20, in the 1600 block of Cedar Drive were arrested on drug trafficking warrants. On several days, the indictment says, Ficklin would text Gomez-Orrantia with the simple message: Im ready. In a matter of days, according to the charges, a shipment of cocaine would be prepared and delivered. Bridget M. Brennan, acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, said in a news release that all of the defendants are charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than 5 kilograms of cocaine, and a detectable amount of cocaine base (crack). According to Spidalieri, officers seized: Copyright 2021 WOIO. Michigan State Police Seize 12 Lbs. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. It has been called Dr. Seuss Day because of this. "Somebody always picks up the business," he said. U.S. Attorney Steven Dettelbach said, "This case is no takedown of street-corner drug dealers. The others arrested are Tiodoso Hiquera, Juan Madrigal-Avalos, Juan Hverta, Ramon Santana, Sara Sarinana and Efren Benavides. Another search warrant was executed from Santiago's home in the 1200 block of Parkway Drive. For every arrest made, officers contacted up to eight "johns" whose actions didn't meet the elements of any crime, said Chief Deputy RickMinerdof the Franklin County sheriff's office. Healthy Foods. A major investigation by the Northern Ohio Law Enforcement Task Force ensued involving the police departments of Cleveland and several suburbs, along with the FBI, Internal Revenue Service, and Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. When buying cowboy boots, there are a few aspects to consider, such as how far up they go on your legs and their design. 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