Northern Ohio residents among those charged in alleged interstate drug smuggling ring

A six-count, 59-page indictment has been unsealed charging six defendants for allegedly operating an interstate drug conspiracy that smuggled large quantities of methamphetamine, cocaine, and other controlled substances from California to Ohio, according to the Department of Justice.

The indictment was unsealed Aug. 12.

According to the indictment, from about February 2023 to April 2024, Genaro Villa, 38, of San Diego, California, supplied bulk quantities of drugs from California to members of the conspiracy in Ohio. Terrance Gainer, 28, Anthony Clark, 30, and Darquan Dixon, 26, all of Akron, and Allura Ward, 24, of Mansfield, are charged with having a role in transporting controlled substances to Ohio…

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