According to the release, the drugs seized this year include 139 pounds of fentanyl, 1,140 pounds of meth, 4,886 pounds of marijuana, 303 pounds of cocaine, 54 pounds of psilocybin mushrooms and 26,471 prescription pills.
The attorney general’s office said that the amount of methamphetamines seized surged in 2024, and there was a notable increase psilocybin mushrooms seized.
Among other drug seizures, the attorney general’s office mentioned two traffic stops in the Miami Valley by the Miami Valley Major Drug Interdiction Task Force.
In February, police stopped a vehicle in Englewood where they seized nine kilograms of methamphetamine and five kilograms of cocaine.
In August, agencies arrested two people traveling in the area in a vehicle that law enforcement knew was crossing the U.S. southern border frequently. After surveillance, agents conducted a traffic stop and seized 70 pounds of marijuana, about 450 THC vape cartridges, a firearm and $10,000.
The Miami Valley task force includes sheriff’s offices in Montgomery and Clark counties, as well as the Vandalia and Butler Twp. police departments, the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Ohio State Highway Patrol, Homeland Security Investigations and the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine credited the task forces with helping reduce the number of overdose deaths in the state.
“My administration is proud to support these major drug interdiction task forces as part of our comprehensive plan to save lives, fight drug addiction, and hold traffickers accountable,” he said.
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