A central Ohio drug task force confiscated 44 pounds of fentanyl in Madison County, making it one of the greatest seizures of the deadly synthetic opioid in the group’s history, authorities reported Thursday.
The Central Ohio Major Drug Interdiction Task Force carried out the seizure on Wednesday as part of an ongoing investigation. The task force is overseen by the Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission, a part of the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.
Dave Yost stated that the narcotics, worth around $800,000, will never reach Ohio communities.
“This is 44 pounds of agony and devastation that will never reach our communities,” Yost stated in his statement. “Our task forces are hard at work every day, thwarting traffickers and choking off the supply of these lethal drugs.”
The investigation has resulted in charges against two people. Their identities and precise charges were not immediately disclosed.
Throughout 2025, the commission’s primary narcotics task groups seized 86 pounds of fentanyl nationwide, highlighting the magnitude of this latest bust.
The Central Ohio Major Drug Interdiction Task Force consists of the Columbus Division of Police, the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the Gahanna Police Department, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, the FBI, the United States Postal Inspection Service, the Internal Revenue Service, the Ohio State Highway Patrol, and Homeland Security Investigations. The Madison County Prosecutor’s Office is handling the case.
The investigation is underway.
