MANSFIELD – A 55-year-old Mansfield man faces drug charges in relation to an investigation into recent overdoses in the area.
Michael Bolden was charged with two counts of drug trafficking after being arrested at an address on Armstrong Avenue.
The METRICH Enforcement Unit, with assistance from the Richland County Sheriff’s Office, executed a search warrant Friday night at 1813 Richard Drive. The search warrant for 1813 Richard Drive was the result of a short-term investigation in response to several overdoses that have occurred in Mansfield and the Madison Township area. Fentanyl is the suspected cause of the overdoses.
As a result of the search at Richard Drive, METRICH detectives also executed two more search warrants on a vehicle and storage unit associated with Bolden. Detectives seized suspected heroin/fentanyl, crack cocaine, assorted drug paraphernalia, suspected counterfeit currency and over $3,600 in currency.
Detectives will continue to follow up on leads in the fentanyl overdose cases and further charges may be forwarded to the Richland County Prosecutor’s Office for review.
This successful investigation is a result of collaboration between the Richland Count Sheriff’s Office and the METRICH Enforcement Unit working together with the same goal of removing drugs and weapons from the streets of Richland County, Ohio.
Citizens are encouraged to be proactive by reporting suspected drug activity. Citizens can call the METRICH crime tip hotline at 419-52-CRIME (419-522-7463) or the task force line at 419-755-9728.
