COLUMBUS, Ohio — On Tuesday, December 20, the Central Ohio Major Drug Interdiction/HIDTA Task Force, led by the Columbus Division of Police, arrested three individuals and seized 19 kilograms of suspected fentanyl and approximately 22,000 fentanyl pills in a drug interdiction operation. The task force, which is formed under the Ohio Attorney General’s Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission, also seized two handguns and a rifle during the bust.
The suspects, Jessica Alejandra Delacruz-Toscano, Raymundo Martinez-Meza, and Ivan Eduardo Torres-Meza, have been charged with trafficking in drugs, a first-degree felony. Delacruz-Toscano is believed to be in the country awaiting approval, while the two men are believed to be in the United States illegally. All three suspects are currently being held at the Franklin County Corrections Center.
The estimated street value of the seized narcotics is over $2 million. The task force’s investigation determined that the suspects were receiving large quantities of narcotics, including fentanyl and cocaine, and distributing them through central Ohio and surrounding areas.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost commented on the bust, saying, “This case is proof positive of why we need a stronger southern border that restrains evil – drug traffickers are bringing their poison right to our doorsteps and into our communities.”
