OHIO — Eleven individuals have been sentenced in connection with a major drug trafficking organization (DTO) that smuggled large quantities of marijuana from California to Ohio, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio announced.
The operation, led by 34-year-old Jerry Baker of Cleveland, transported suitcases filled with drugs from Los Angeles to Cleveland, where they were distributed on the city’s east side.
Baker directed the group’s activities, which included drug trafficking, extortion, and robbery…