Stark County Sheriff's Office gets $10K state grant to fight drug trafficking

CANTON ‒ The Stark County Sheriff's Office has been awarded $10,000 in RecoveryOhio funding for its work to disrupt the drug trade and promote substance use awareness, prevention and recovery.

A total of 35 local drug task forces in Ohio are sharing more than $2.1 million from the state's RecoveryOhio Law Enforcement Fund, according to a news release from Gov. Mike DeWine's office. The funding will be awarded to help officers identify high-level drug traffickers, dismantle large drug trafficking organizations, interrupt the flow of money and drugs from international cartels, and prevent the sale of illegal narcotics.

The mission of the RecoveryOhio initiative is to increase substance use and mental health awareness, implement age-appropriate prevention education in schools, connect those who need help with treatment, and promote recovery. The program is administered by the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services.

This article originally appeared on The Repository: Stark County Sheriff's Office gets grant to fight drug trafficking