Mercer County Sheriff, Jeff Grey reports that the HIT Team (Heroin Interdiction Team) conducted a detail on Tuesday (July 27th, 2021). The HIT Team focused on individuals and locations that have been reported in using, selling and transporting narcotics. The HIT Team is made up of members of the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office, Celina Police Department and Coldwater Police Department.
36-year-old Adam Steinbrunner of Fort Recovery was pulled over by deputies for not staying between the lines Wednesday afternoon. The K-9 unit was called in and found a container with a hidden compartment that held six grams of meth and a pipe. Steinbrunner was arrested and charged with possession of drugs. Bond was set at $50,000. The hit detail made 14 traffic stops and two other people were arrested on outstanding warrants and six citations were issued.
Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey announced 11 individuals were arrested and taken to the Mercer County Adult Detention Facility on drug indictments, those indictments included 32 felony counts. An additional 13 individuals already incarcerated in the Mercer County Adult Detention Facility were served indictments which include 22 felony counts, and 2 misdemeanor counts.
