UPDATE: December 30 at 7:51 PM
According to Steve Irwin, spokesperson for Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s office, the Central Ohio Major Drug Interdiction Task Force, operating under the Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission, served a warrant Tuesday at a residence in Bellefontaine.
Irwin said no other details could be released at this time.
The task force includes the Columbus Division of Police, BCI, Gahanna Police Department, Internal Revenue Service, Madison County Sheriff’s Office, Ohio State Highway Patrol, U.S. Postal Inspector, and Ohio HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program).
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A heavy law enforcement presence was reported Tuesday evening near the intersection of North Elm Street and West Brown Avenue in Bellefontaine, around 5:30 p.m.
Multiple agencies responded to the scene, including the Bellefontaine Police Department, the Logan County Sheriff’s Office, the Ohio State Highway Patrol, and detectives.
Officers blocked off the area as the situation unfolded.
Bellefontaine Police declined to provide details and referred all inquiries to the Office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, which is leading the investigation.
There is no threat to the general public.
As of Tuesday night, no additional information had been released, and the nature of the incident remained unclear.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
