Central Ohio Drug Task Force seizes $800,000 of fentanyl

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Central Ohio Major Drug Interdiction Task Force had one of its largest fentanyl busts this week in Madison County. 

The task force seized 44 pounds of the synthetic opioid, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced.

“This is 44 pounds of agony and devastation that will never reach our communities,” Yost said. “Our task forces are hard at work every day, thwarting traffickers and choking off the supply of these lethal drugs.”

The fentanyl was valued at $800,000 on Wednesday through an ongoing investigation by the task force, operating under the Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission. The investigation also resulted in charges against two people. 

Throughout 2025, the commission’s major drug task forces seized 86 pounds of fentanyl statewide. 

The Central Ohio Major Drug Interdiction Task Force includes the Columbus Division of Police, Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Gahanna Police Department, Madison County Sheriff’s Office, FBI, U.S. Postal Inspector, IRS, Ohio State Highway Patrol and Homeland Security Investigations

Those charged in the case are being prosecuted by the Madison County Prosecutor’s Office.