Past Pike County raid tied to Mexican cartel
It’s unclear if drugs played any factor in the Rhoden family slayings in Pike County or if the marijuana grow sites found at three of the crime scenes has any connection to Mexican drug cartels.
But evidence of Mexican cartel activity in Pike County has surfaced in the past, and much of the drugs that come into Ohio are trafficked from Mexico.
In August 2012, the Attorney General’s Office issued a press release saying BCE agents along with the Pike County’s Sheriff’s Office raided a grow site with more than 1,200 marijuana plants on a hillside off Hickson Road.
Investigators then said they found two abandoned campsites that they believed likely belonged to Mexican nationals. Authorities burned the plants estimated worth $1,000 to $1,500 apiece on the street.
In 2010, the Columbus Dispatch reported that 10 Mexican nationals were arrested at a 2,500-plant site in Muskingum County. A crack in the case came when the workers were followed there from yet another grow site in Logan County. It was suspected some of the would-be profits from those sites were destined for Mexico.
A memorial that reads “Justice for the Rhodens” sits along Union Hill Rd.as the investigation in the execution-style killing of eight ... read more
A major investigation by the Dayton Daily News last summer revealed that most of the drugs used in the United States — including marijuana and heroin — are trafficked by Mexican cartels.
By 2012, 96 percent of the bulk heroin seized by law enforcement originated in Mexico or South America.
The amount of marijuana seized along the border, though, has fallen about 40 percent since 2011, though the reasons are not entirely clear. According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, Mexico remains the most significant foreign source for marijuana in the United States, with seizures along the Southwest border totaling more than 984,600 kilograms in 2014.
It’s unclear if drugs played any factor in the Rhoden family slayings in Pike County or if the marijuana grow sites found at three of the crime scenes has any connection to Mexican drug cartels.
But evidence of Mexican cartel activity in Pike County has surfaced in the past, and much of the drugs that come into Ohio are trafficked from Mexico.
In August 2012, the Attorney General’s Office issued a press release saying BCE agents along with the Pike County’s Sheriff’s Office raided a grow site with more than 1,200 marijuana plants on a hillside off Hickson Road.
Investigators then said they found two abandoned campsites that they believed likely belonged to Mexican nationals. Authorities burned the plants estimated worth $1,000 to $1,500 apiece on the street.
In 2010, the Columbus Dispatch reported that 10 Mexican nationals were arrested at a 2,500-plant site in Muskingum County. A crack in the case came when the workers were followed there from yet another grow site in Logan County. It was suspected some of the would-be profits from those sites were destined for Mexico.
A memorial that reads “Justice for the Rhodens” sits along Union Hill Rd.as the investigation in the execution-style killing of eight ... read more
A major investigation by the Dayton Daily News last summer revealed that most of the drugs used in the United States — including marijuana and heroin — are trafficked by Mexican cartels.
By 2012, 96 percent of the bulk heroin seized by law enforcement originated in Mexico or South America.
The amount of marijuana seized along the border, though, has fallen about 40 percent since 2011, though the reasons are not entirely clear. According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, Mexico remains the most significant foreign source for marijuana in the United States, with seizures along the Southwest border totaling more than 984,600 kilograms in 2014.
