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Posted: 11:40 PM Mar 26, 2008
 Last Updated: 11:40 PM Mar 26, 2008
 Reporter: WSAZ NewsChannel 3
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LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ohio (WSAZ) -- The Ohio State Highway Patrol is stepping up its efforts to help local police agencies battle drug traffickers.

This week the patrol released information on where it had encountered the most activity and the numbers held a few surprises.

In Franklin County, the metropolitan Columbus area had the highest number of overall arrests with 186.

Scioto County has the second highest number of arrests with 116. That includes 28 felony arrests and warrants, 36 drug charges and 2 weapons charges.

Lawrence County comes in at number nine on the list with 67 arrests.

Statewide the patrol made more than 800 drug arrests in the first two months of 2008.
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Posted by: misfit on Mar 28, 2008 at 01:39 PM
My opinion varies.I dont agree with drugs on the street for kids like mine to get ahold of.On the other hand i ocassionally smoke weed.I believe it is an herb hat has grown on earth and is there for a reason or it wouldnt have grown here.Im not saying its right but hey its here for areson!
Posted by: OHIO on Mar 28, 2008 at 08:15 AM
WELL THE POLICE NEED TO LIVE IN THE STRIP MINES ON 650, THAT IS WHERE THEY GROW DOPE.AND CAMP THERE ALL SUMMER SO THEY CAN WATCH THERE DOPE. AND EAT ALL THE SEA FOOD THEY WANT .FROGLEGS FISH TURTLE.
Posted by: Wv Citizen on Mar 28, 2008 at 01:57 AM
All Ohio drug traffickers, just move to WV governer Joe has jot free drugs here now.
Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 27, 2008 at 07:25 PM
OHIO IS LIKE KENTUCKY....WE HAVE TO MANY DEALERS AND NOT ENOUGH COPS....NOT TO MENTION THE PAY FOR THE COPS IS PATHETIC...IF I WERE THEM I WOULD NOT WANT TO PUT MY LIFE IN DANGER FOR A CRACK HEAD....OUT STATES NEED TO WAKE UP AND ADDRESS THE DRUG EPIDEMIC WITH REAL FORCE...HOW CAN A FEW COPS CLEAN UP AN AREA THAT HAS 1000 TIMES MORE DEALERS THAN WE HAVE COPS???? I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE CANNOT PUT MORE COPS AND UNDER COVER COPS ON THE STREETS AND MORE DRUG TASK FORCES TO TRY AND GET THIS ISSUE ADDRESSED ONCE AND FOR ALL????? THERE'S MONEY FOR EVERYTHING ELSE BUT WHAT REALLY MATTERS........
Posted by: fed up! on Mar 27, 2008 at 05:52 PM
I wish the cops would do their job which is to serve and protect and quit harrassing people. It's all about money, they get the drugs and put them back out on the street. They give them to their narcs to use for entrapment, which is by all intents and purposes dead wrong. Then our finest police officers spend money on fuel for helicopters so that they can trap people on U.S. 23 who may be going a little over the speed limit hoping that they will find drugs in peoples cars. Don't they have anything better to do like catching murderers and rapists? Oh, what am I thinking that is much too dangerous; let alone, the right thing to do. When I think about our "system" and the way it only works for someone who knows someone or someone who has enough money to buy their way out of trouble, it makes me want to heave. I don't agree with the use of or the selling of drugs but the situation is blown so far out of proportion that it is not even funny. That's all you hear about on the news get over it!
Posted by: Unibonger on Mar 27, 2008 at 03:17 PM
I hope all the sucking up to cops pays off for you people.Legalize it!!!
Posted by: K.R.L. on Mar 27, 2008 at 11:55 AM
i agree with sherry, the problem is too far gone,its a big money buisness,supply and demand,arresting the little people and the addicts does not help,the big wheels in detroit and etc. never get touched because the poor man needs the money and the economy here is so bad.when it comes to feeding your family you will do what you have to do..
Posted by: Tom on Mar 27, 2008 at 11:25 AM
Scioto Co. is my favorite place to burn one on my way up to Columbus.Very pretty,esp.round Rosemont pass.The war on drugs is a joke!!!
Posted by: sherry on Mar 27, 2008 at 08:52 AM
it does not matter how many police arrest the drugs is out there every where & they realy can't stop it all [if they arrest one some else well take their a day or 2 later always happen] or some one from another state well come in & sell useing W.V lice.
Posted by: anonymous on Mar 27, 2008 at 08:47 AM
way to go to the OSHP and all other police officers and all of the K9 dogs for a job well done. thank you for making it safer for my 13 year old son and my husband and me. God bless you officers and the K9 units and all others who help to stsop these sick people. these people need help not people making stupid jokes about drugs drugs kill shame on these people for there comments here that you think are funny you are NOT funny to a group of us who has tragically lost someone who died due to drugs you people are sick and rude good job to my police friends thank you
Posted by: derrek on Mar 27, 2008 at 08:19 AM
I love weed
Posted by: me on Mar 27, 2008 at 07:56 AM
as soon as the police make their money off of the drugs
Posted by: some1 on Mar 27, 2008 at 07:54 AM
THATS GREAT THE OSHP HAS BEEN HELPING OUT.I KNOW2 PEOPLE THAT DRIVE EVERY DAY DEALING DRUGS AND THEY LEAVE THERE HOME EVERY MORNING AROUND 5AM. GOING TO WORK BUT HAS TO SELL DRUGS AND PICKS ON LITTLE KIDS ALL THE TIME.THE POLICE KNOWS BECAUSE I HAVE TURN THEM IN SO MANY TIMES IT NOT FUNNY, THINK THE LAW IS AFRAID OFF THEM.DRIVE FROM COAL GROVE TO HUNTINGTON EVERY DAY THINK ABOUT IT. HAPPY DAY
Posted by: BILLY on Mar 27, 2008 at 12:03 AM
WHEN IS BOYD COUNTY GOING TO START BUSTING MORE
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