Columbus man charged in alleged $10k+ drug sale in Etna Township
Newark Advocate
ETNA TOWNSHIP - A Columbus man has been arrested after he allegedly sold over $10,000 worth of Oxycodone pills to a confidential informant during a controlled buy in Licking County last week.
Marcus J. Martin, 32, of Columbus, was arrested and charged with one count of aggravated trafficking in Oxycodone, a first-degree felony.
According to a criminal complaint filed in Licking County Common Pleas Court, detectives with the Central Ohio Drug Enforcement Task Force on Wednesday conducted a controlled buy of Oxycodone pills from Martin.
The agency said detectives met with a confidential informant prior to the controlled buy, where the individual showed detectives text messages between himself and Martin. The agency said text messages showed Martin agreed to sell the individual 300 30 milligram Oxycodone pills at $35 each for a total of $10,500 at the Kroger in Reynoldsburg.