LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Cocaine and fentanyl were seized by the West Central Ohio Crime Task Force during a raid yesterday in Lima.
25-year-old Darius Bailey was arrested and charged with possession of cocaine with a major drug offender specification. The specification is added to the charge because there was nearly a pound and a half of cocaine found at the home, which is six times greater than the maximum amount for a regular Felony One Drug Possession charge.
On Thursday, members of the task force, with the help of the Allen County Sheriff SWAT Team, and the American Township Police Department, raided a home on Sherman Avenue in Lima. They found the cocaine, along with fentanyl, a handgun, and cash. Additional charges could come when the case is presented to the Allen County Jail.
25-year-old Darius C. Bailey
Press Release from the Allen County Sheriff's Office: On Thursday, March 30, 2023, the West Central Ohio Crime Task Force, assisted by the Allen County Sheriff’s Office S.W.A.T. Team and American Township Police Department served a narcotics-related search warrant at 1033 Sherman Ave. Lima, Allen County, Ohio.
During the service of the warrant, the target of the investigation, 25-year-old Darius C. Bailey and his three-year-old son were present. During the search of the residence, over 600 grams of suspected Cocaine, a stolen handgun, suspected Fentanyl, $8541.00 US Currency, drug paraphernalia and electronics were located and seized as evidence.
The amount of cocaine recovered is over six times greater than the minimum threshold for the highest-level drug offense a suspect can receive, known as an MDO (Major Drug Offender).
Subsequently, investigators filed a single charge of Possession of Cocaine a Felony of the 1st Degree with an MDO designation. The investigation is ongoing with additional charges expected to be presented for consideration to a future session of the Allen County Grand Jury.
The West Central Ohio Crime Task Force is comprised of investigators and detectives from the Allen County Sheriff’s Office, Lima Police Department, and the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Darius is currently being held at the Allen County Sheriff’s Office Jail.
