Diane Urban is the founder and director of the Association for People Against Lethal Drugs, known as APALD. She spoke to the Lima Rotary Club about its mission and how they have pushed lawmakers for an action plan to combat synthetic drugs. Her son died of an overdose when he took a drug for dental pain that was not what he thought.
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The search of the residence yielded methamphetamine, numerous prescription pills, marijuana and THC products along with a large amount of drug paraphernalia throughout the residence. Other items indicative of drug trafficking were also seized. The evidence substantiated the on-going investigation into the residence for suspected drug possession and drug trafficking.
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is announcing the seizure of over 50.6 million fentanyl-laced, fake prescription pills and more than 10,000 pounds of fentanyl powder in 2022. The DEA Laboratory estimates these seizures represent more than 379 million potentially deadly doses of fentanyl.
Ohio Northern University’s HealthWise Pharmacy, a key campus learning center for pharmacy students, now offers compounding services to the community, for people as well as pets and other animals. It’s a service that provides customized medications for a variety of health-related conditions, and can serve as a convenient solution to typical medication barriers.
A Lima man facing 50 drug-related charges has turned down a plea deal. Eric Upthegrove Jr. had until this morning to accept the deal, and formally refused it in court Tuesday morning. His lawyer made motions about search warrants for two homes and the GPS data from two vehicles as part of a September 2021 drug arrest by the West Ohio Crime Task Force. The information that they used to obtain the warrants came from a confidential informant.
The Hardin County Crime Task Force executed the search at 340 West Railroad Street in the city of Kenton. There, they recovered 6 firearms, ammunition, unmarked pills, more than 900 dollars in cash, and drug abuse instruments. They also found 59 grams of a crystal substance and just under 22 grams of a brown substance. Arrested was one female, who was taken to the Multi-County Correctional Center in Marion.
A reminder that you can safely dispose of unused or expired medications this weekend.