Investigation showed Percocet from Michigan bring brought to Crawford County

Oksana Kotkina, Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum
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The Crawford County Sheriff's Office and METRICH Enforcement Unit arrested two people while executing narcotics search warrant at 519 W. Charles St., Bucyrus.

Two people were arrested and taken to the Crawford County Justice Center. One of the people arrested was the target of the investigation for suspicion of trafficking in Percocet, according to a release from the Sheriff's Office.

The person is facing charges pf drug possession and trafficking in drugs, along other drug related charges.

Reports will be forwarded to the Crawford County Prosecutor's Office for consideration of additional charges.

The Crawford County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant at 519 W. Charles St., Bucyrus, where drug, money and firearms were seized.
The Crawford County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant at 519 W. Charles St., Bucyrus, where drug, money and firearms were seized.

Deputies seized about 90 Percocet pills, currency, firearms, marijuana and drug paraphernalia from the residence, according to the release.

The search warrant came at the conclusion of a multi-month investigation into illegal Percocet pills being obtained from Michigan and brought to Crawford County, sold and used from the Charles Street property, along with other locations, according to the release.

The search warrant came at the conclusion of a multi-month investigation into illegal Percocet pills being obtained from Michigan and brought to Crawford County.
The search warrant came at the conclusion of a multi-month investigation into illegal Percocet pills being obtained from Michigan and brought to Crawford County.

METRICH is a decentralized drug task force, and there are 10 counties that participate in the program. Crawford County law enforcement has been involved with METRICH since the late 1980s, according to Sheriff Scott Kent.

The case is still under investigation. Kent encourages citizens to report suspicious activity to the Crawford County Sheriff's Office at 419-562-7906 or leave a tip at METRICH at 1-419-52-CRIME or download the METRICH app to your smart phones.

This article originally appeared on Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum: Drugs, drug paraphernalia, firearms, and currency seized in Bucyrus