HOCKING COUNTY, Ohio — The Hocking County Sheriff announced another large-scale narcotics sweep.
Sheriff Lanny North in an online statement said, “For the second time this year, we have conducted a warrant roundup for narcotics cases in an effort to inform the dealers, users, and our community that this type of activity will not be tolerated.”
The Hocking County Sheriff’s Interdiction Unit in conjunction with the U.S. 23 Major Crimes Task Force and the United States Marshals executed several arrest warrants for drug-related offenses.
North continued by saying, “Less than two months ago, I issued a press release with names, photos, and charges of individuals who were dealing narcotics in Hocking County. I gave others who were in a similar line of work a warning, that if they didn’t stop, then they would be next. It would appear that some of them didn’t take the warning seriously and now their name, photo, and charges are on our list.”
According to the Sheriff, eighteen individuals have been arrested during the 2021 warrant sweep.
