Ohio drug task forces face ‘Blue on Blue’ confrontations over lack of coordination

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Drug task forces across Northeast Ohio have confronted each other while unknowingly targeting the same suspects — creating dangerous situations where officers have pointed guns at fellow law enforcement.

The coordination failures have emerged as Andrew Deserto takes charge as the new executive director of the Ohio High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program.

It oversees drug enforcement across the state…

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