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.
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12/16/2020 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/17/2020 10:06
24 Charged in Toledo-Area Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
Federal, state, county and local law enforcement today participated in a wide-ranging takedown operation of 24 individuals charged in a multiple count indictment filed in federal court. These defendants are accused of participating in a drug trafficking conspiracy that involved the use of a communications facility to facilitate a drug felony and the distribution of cocaine, cocaine base, and fentanyl in the Toledo area.
20 individuals were arrested during an early morning operation and transported to federal court in Toledo. The arrests were conducted by the FBI s Safe Streets Task Force, Toledo Metro Drug Task Force, the Northwest Ohio Interdiction Task Force and the USMS Fugitive Task Force. This effort was part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation.