Feds seize drugs, firearms, cash in Westerville with help of local task force
ThisWeek group
A hotel on South State in Westerville was one of two sites of a federal seizure of drugs and firearms this week, according to a Feb. 5 news release from the city of Westerville.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Ohio announced on Feb. 4 the seizure of more than 72 pounds of cocaine, 30 pounds of heroin, 8 pounds of methamphetamine, nine firearms and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash.
Lucio Manuel Munoz, 28, Maximus Alberto Dominguez, 19, and Rene Bernal Gaytan, 22, all of Columbus, were charged by federal criminal complaint and arrested Feb. 3, according to a Feb. 4 news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of Ohio.