COLUMBUS, Ohio – More than 160 people are facing charges after an enforcement blitz in Franklin County.
“Operation Shield,” which began Thursday and ended Saturday morning, netted felony and misdemeanor arrests for drunk driving, drug possession and other violations, Franklin County Sheriff Zach Scott said.
The effort in the southern part of the county took several hundred grams of illegal drugs off the streets.
Among the estimated 538 citations issued, authorities made 21 OVI arrests, 59 driving-under-suspensions violations and 104 safety-belt violations, Scott said.
Scott said 19 felony and 24 drug cases were initiated and officers recovered two stolen cars and a weapon.
“Operation Shield” involved the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Columbus Division of Police, Ohio State Highway Patrol, US Marshal’s Office, judges from the Franklin County Municipal and staffers from the county Clerk of Courts office.