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Dozens Arrested in Ironton Drug Sweep
Posted Wednesday, October 28, 2009 ; 02:23 PM | View Comments | Post Comment
Updated Wednesday, October 28, 2009 ; 03:02 PM
Police seized oxycodone and cash.

IRONTON, Ohio -- At leat 24 people are behind bars after a major drug sweep in Ironton.

David Marcum, of the Lawrence County Drug Task Force, told 13News that the arrests come from a three-month undercover investigation.

Most people were arrested for buying prescription pills in Florida and selling them here.

Police confiscated over a thousand oxycodone pills and thousands of dollars in cash.

Most of them will be charged with felony drug trafficking.

One man, Ray Brown, is still at large. Anyone with information is asked to call the Lawrence County Sheriff's department.

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