OHIO — The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) and law enforcement agencies from five neighboring states recorded 583 drug arrests and 85 illegal weapons violations during a coordinated three-day enforcement effort.
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The initiative focused on removing drugs and illegal weapons from communities across the region, according to the OSHP.
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The effort was part of the Six-State Trooper Project, a partnership aimed at providing combined law enforcement and intelligence sharing.
Participating agencies included the Indiana State Police, Kentucky State Police, Michigan State Police, Pennsylvania State Police and West Virginia State Police, along with the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
The multi-state initiative began on Thursday, March 5, and continued through Saturday, March 7, according to the OSHP.
During these three days, law enforcement focused on removing drugs and illegal weapons from communities across the six participating states.
In Ohio, troopers made 46 drug arrests and recorded 17 violations of illegal weapons during the enforcement window.
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