Butler County, OH – The Butler County Sheriff’s Office announced two major crystal methamphetamine busts over consecutive days, resulting in multiple arrests and the seizure of over one pound of meth and $1,000 in cash. The operations were conducted by the Butler County Undercover Regional Narcotics Taskforce (BURN) as part of an ongoing effort to curb drug trafficking in the area.
The Incident: Two Consecutive Drug Operations
According to the Butler County Sheriff’s Office, the first bust took place on February 14, when undercover agents observed what appeared to be a drug transaction in the AutoZone parking lot on Roosevelt Boulevard in Middletown.
During the operation, deputies arrested Francisco Torres-Davila and Ramon Sanchez-Reyes, both of whom were later confirmed to be in the United States illegally. Officers seized more than a pound of crystal methamphetamine and $1,000 in cash from the suspects.
The street value of the drugs was estimated at $36,000, according to Sheriff Richard Jones, who called the arrests a major success in disrupting local narcotics distribution networks.
Investigation and Evidence Collected
The BURN unit, which specializes in undercover narcotics investigations, initiated the bust after witnessing suspicious activity between the suspects in the parking lot. Investigators say the men were part of a larger drug operation tied to cartel-linked distribution networks in the region…