Drugs and guns
Drugs and guns were seized in a Feb. 5 METRICH raid in Sullivan. Credit: METRICH

SULLIVAN — Four men were arrested and guns and drugs seized after a law-enforcement raid in Sullivan on Feb. 5, according to a METRICH Enforcement Unit press release.

Luke A. Squire, 29, Sabrina M. Love, 28, Darryl E. Marks, 33, and Trent M. Sexton, 22, were arrested and taken to the Ashland County Jail on drugs and weapon charges, according to METRICH.

Detectives seized methamphetamine, fentanyl, prescription pills, bath salts, and two firearms.

The Ashland County Prosecutor’s Office is reviewing the case. 

Ashland Detectives assigned to the METRICH Enforcement Unit, the Ashland Special Response Team, the Ashland County Sheriff’s Office, and the Ashland Police Division executed the search warrant.

The search was part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation by the METRICH Enforcement Unit.

The METRICH Enforcement Unit would like to thank the community for providing tips that helped to execute this search warrant successfully and encourage all citizens to continue to report suspected drug activity. 

About METRICH

METRICH is a 10-county decentralized task force in North Central Ohio whose mission is to improve the quality of life for the citizens we serve by reducing the availability of illegal drugs and weapons through proactive enforcement efforts.

The success of METRICH is a tribute to the cooperation and support within the Law Enforcement Community in the METRICH region and to those citizens who have chosen to improve the quality of life in their communities by assisting METRICH in reporting suspicious activity and valuable information. 

Citizens can call the METRICH Crime Tip Hotline at 419-52-CRIME (419-522-7463) or download the METRICH enforcement unit mobile app to “Submit a Tip.”