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OHP: Franklin County Second In Ohio For Heroin Seizures

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published April 26, 2017 at 5:16 AM EDT

The Ohio Highway Patrol ranks Franklin County second in the state for heroin seizures. The Patrol's latest annual crime analysis report shows meth seizures in the state are up more than a thousand percent. Heroin seizures are up more than 300 percent. Other opiate seizures are up 90 percent. The Patrol attributes the increases to greater demand. Madison county is ranked third. Preble County leads the state in seizures.
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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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