Updated: 6:52 PM EST December 16, 2020
TOLEDO, Ohio — Twenty people were arrested Wednesday following an early morning takedown operation surrounding a drug trafficking conspiracy in Toledo.
Twenty-four people were named in the multi-count indictment and are accused of using a communications facility to distribute cocaine, cocaine base and fentanyl.
According to the indictment, from Dec. 2019 through the time of their arrest, the suspects are accused of conspiring together to distribute large amounts of fentanyl, crack cocaine and at least five kilograms of cocaine in the Toledo area.
The conspirators allegedly used multiple cell phones and code words to conceal their activity and various homes in the area to store, break down, package and distribute their narcotics and proceeds.