Justin A. Corn, 30, of Akron was sentenced to 140 months (more than 11 years) in prison.
A Jamaican national living in the U.S. illegally, was sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for drug trafficking, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and illegal reentry after deportation.
A six-count, 59-page indictment has been unsealed charging six defendants for allegedly operating an interstate drug conspiracy that smuggled large quantities of methamphetamine, cocaine, and other controlled substances from California to Ohio. The indictment was unsealed Aug. 12.
James P. Jackson, age 39, of Niles, Ohio, has pleaded guilty to using his role as an employee at a state prison to smuggle illicit substances and other prohibited items to an inmate at the facility.
Brandon Navarro, 42, and Joseph Lee, 44, are being held at the Hancock County Jail on felony drug possession charges following the bust at their home on Tioga Avenue around 10 p.m. Wednesday.
Shannon Pullom, 36, was booked into the Hancock County Justice Center on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia, receiving stolen property, having weapons under disability, aggravated possession of drugs and possession of cocaine.
Two people are in custody after a drug bust in Findlay.
February 11, 2025, Press Release from the United States Department of Justice, Northern District of Ohio: AKRON, Ohio – A 51-count superseding indictment was unsealed today charging 17 Ohio residents of operating a large-scale drug trafficking scheme based in Akron.
A Montgomery County man was arrested in Wapakoneta following an undercover drug bust, authorities said.
Jesse Woods, 45 of Troy, Ohio was arrested and charged with possession of meth after a traffic stop Sunday night.