MADISON COUNTY, Ohio — Authorities seized 44 pounds of fentanyl in Madison County this week in what state officials described as one of the largest fentanyl busts ever for a Central Ohio drug task force.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced the seizure Thursday, saying the drugs were confiscated Wednesday as part of an ongoing investigation by the Central Ohio Major Drug Interdiction Task Force.
Agents estimated the fentanyl’s street value at about $800,000.
Based on the Drug Enforcement Administration’s public guidance that 2 milligrams of fentanyl can be a potentially deadly dose, the amount seized — 44 pounds — could equal nearly 10 million potentially deadly doses.
“This is 44 pounds of agony and devastation that will never reach our communities,” Yost said in a statement. “Our task forces are hard at work every day, thwarting traffickers and choking off the supply of these lethal drugs.”
The task force operates under the Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission, a division of the attorney general’s office.
Authorities said the investigation has resulted in charges against two individuals. Additional details about the suspects and the specific charges were not immediately released.
In 2025, major drug task forces operating under the Organized Crime Investigations Commission seized 86 pounds of fentanyl statewide, underscoring the scale of the recent Madison County seizure.
The investigation remains ongoing.