4 arrested in Brown County drug trafficking operation
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Four Brown and Adams County residents have been arrested and charged with trafficking marijuana and possession of heroin.
Brown County Sheriff Dwayne Wenninger has reported that on Nov. 27, the Brown County Sheriff’s Office Investigation Unit received information concerning a vehicle transporting drugs from Hamilton County. Sheriff Wenninger stated that the Brown County Investigations Unit was in contact with the Hamilton County Regional Enforcement Narcotics Unit and the Hamilton County Organized Crime Task Force sharing information on the case.
The suspects were stopped on U.S. Route 52, near Boudes Ferry in Brown County, around 6 p.m. Four suspects were taken into custody and charged with felony trafficking marijuana and felony possession of heroin.
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Arrested were Justin Platt, 24, of Ripley; Daniel Poe, 23, of Ripley.; Michael Swearingen, 23, of Aberdeen; and Vadena White, 23, of Manchester.
All suspects were transported to the Brown County Adult Detention Center, where they remain in custody at this time. Sheriff Wenninger stated that the Brown County Sheriff’s Office will be pursuing forfeiture of the 1999 Ford Expedition, which was used to transport the drugs.
Sheriff Wenninger would like to thank the Hamilton County Drug Task Forces for their assistance in this matter.
Anyone with information on illegal drug activity in Brown County is encouraged to contact the Brown County Sheriff’s Office Drug Information Hotline at 937-378-4435 Ext. 275, or you may send an anonymous tip via the Sheriff’s website at www.browncountyohiosheriff.us.
Brown County Sheriff Dwayne Wenninger has reported that on Nov. 27, the Brown County Sheriff’s Office Investigation Unit received information concerning a vehicle transporting drugs from Hamilton County. Sheriff Wenninger stated that the Brown County Investigations Unit was in contact with the Hamilton County Regional Enforcement Narcotics Unit and the Hamilton County Organized Crime Task Force sharing information on the case.
The suspects were stopped on U.S. Route 52, near Boudes Ferry in Brown County, around 6 p.m. Four suspects were taken into custody and charged with felony trafficking marijuana and felony possession of heroin.
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Arrested were Justin Platt, 24, of Ripley; Daniel Poe, 23, of Ripley.; Michael Swearingen, 23, of Aberdeen; and Vadena White, 23, of Manchester.
All suspects were transported to the Brown County Adult Detention Center, where they remain in custody at this time. Sheriff Wenninger stated that the Brown County Sheriff’s Office will be pursuing forfeiture of the 1999 Ford Expedition, which was used to transport the drugs.
Sheriff Wenninger would like to thank the Hamilton County Drug Task Forces for their assistance in this matter.
Anyone with information on illegal drug activity in Brown County is encouraged to contact the Brown County Sheriff’s Office Drug Information Hotline at 937-378-4435 Ext. 275, or you may send an anonymous tip via the Sheriff’s website at www.browncountyohiosheriff.us.