A joint investigation by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and Whitehall police has uncovered a drug trafficking operation at a home on Columbus’ East Side.
The sheriff’s office and Whitehall police seized more than 1,000-unit doses of fentanyl as well as cash and bullets Wednesday from a home in the 900 block of Fairwood Avenue in Columbus’ Driving Park neighborhood, according to a news release.
A picture from a drug raid by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and Whitehall police shows a scale with drug residue.
Two people were arrested and have been charged with first degree felony drug trafficking charges, the sheriff’s office reported, and those individuals may face additional charges as the investigation continues.
The sheriff’s office said the investigation began after they traced the source of fentanyl linked to a fatal overdose in Franklin County to the home on Fairwood Avenue. After executing a search warrant on the home, they found the fentanyl as well as additional evidence of a drug trafficking operation, including a small scale with drug residue on it and 9 mm bullets, photos from the investigation show.
A joint operation between the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and Whitehall police uncovered more than 1,000 units of fentanyl during a drug trafficking raid at a home in Columbus’ Driving Park neighborhood.
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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Franklin County deputies and Whitehall police seize fentanyl in bust