(From the Hancock METRICH Enforcement Unit)

On 8/20/25 at approx. 1930 hrs the Hancock County METRICH Drug Task Force and the Hancock County Special Response Team (SRT) assisted the FBI and Task Force Officers (TFOs) with multiple search warrants in the 100 blocks of Shinkle St and Western Ave.

The searches yielded 500 grams of Cocaine, 500 grams of Ketamine, 144 grams of Psilocybin mushrooms, 25.25 grams of MDMA, 129 suspected acid tabs, and multiple items indicative of drug trafficking were also located.

The addresses and suspect information are not being released at this time, because of the active investigation. Additional charges of trafficking in drugs are expected at the conclusion.

The Hancock METRICH Drug Enforcement Unit is supported by METRICH in Mansfield, OH and funded in part by the Office of Criminal Justice Services.

METRICH Crime Tip Hotline: 419-52-CRIME (419-522-7463) or download the METRICH enforcement unit mobile app to “Submit a Tip.”