COLUMBUS — The Ohio State Highway Patrol, along with members of the 6-State Trooper Project, joined forces to focus on felony drug arrests and illegal firearms seizures during a recent four-day period.
During the initiative, which ran from Sept. 11 through Sept. 14, the patrol made 48 arrests on felony charges and seized 13 illegal firearms.
The campaign included the Indiana State Police, Kentucky State Police, Michigan State Police, Pennsylvania State Police and West Virginia State Police.
The 6-State Trooper Project is a multi-state law enforcement partnership aimed at providing combined and coordinated law enforcement and security services in the areas of highway safety, criminal patrol and information sharing.