Drugs Intercepted before Reaching Destination
SCIOTO COUNTY, Ohio (WSAZ) -- Drugs believed intended for Scioto County were intercepted by the Southern Ohio Drug Task Force.
According to a news release from the Scioto County Sheriff's Office, Narcotics Detectives conducted a "high risk" traffic stop of a vehicle on U.S. 52 East in West Portsmouth, Ohio.
This happened Monday at 8 p.m.
Upon a search of the vehicle, detectives seized approximately 160 grams of suspected heroin and approximately 75 grams of suspected crack cocaine.
Detectives arrested 23-year-old Antonio L. Spikes, 31-year-old Antwon L. Criswell and 24-year-old Desmond A. Jenkins, all of Cincinnati. Each of them are being charged with two counts of possession of drugs, which are felonies of the first degree.
Spikes, Criswell and Jenkins are in the Scioto County Jail.
They're being held in lieu of $40,000 bonds and are set to be arraigned in Portsmouth Municipal Court Tuesday morning.
The Southern Ohio Drug Task Force consists of the narcotics detectives from the Scioto County Sheriff's Office, the Portsmouth Police Department and agents of the FBI.
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