37 indicted in connection to large drug trafficking organization in Ohio

OHIO — The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office announced that a grand jury has indicted 37 individuals accused of participating in a large drug trafficking organization linked to multiple overdose deaths in Cleveland.

Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley said the indictments stem from a lengthy investigation into a drug network responsible for distributing fentanyl, xylazine, cocaine, and methamphetamine throughout the area.

According to a press release, the organization is connected to three overdose deaths, including the deaths of John Lee, 56, and Angela Staehr, 41, in 2024, as well as a previously unsolved overdose death in 2022 involving Amanda Garrison, 26…

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