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This Saturday is National Drug Take Back Day and the DEA is urging people to get rid of unused and expired prescription medications. The Drug Enforcement Agency sets both a spring and fall takeback day for people to get rid of their old medications. During the last spring takeback day, law enforcement agencies collected 335 tons of pills nationwide. Ohio had the 3rd highest amount, behind Wisconsin and Texas, collecting more than 41 tons of old prescription medication.

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August 13, 2024, Press Release from the United States Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Ohio: YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Javier Eduardo Gutierrez-Quintana, 47, of El Paso, Texas, has pleaded guilty to possession of 20 kilograms of cocaine with intent to distribute. According to court documents, on May 31, 2024, Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) officers encountered the defendant who was driving a commercial vehicle bearing a Texas license plate and registration. A second OSHP officer deployed a K-9 near the defendant’s vehicle, and it subsequently gave a positive signal for the odor of narcotics.