Ashland County Sheriff's Office aids in Ohio human trafficking probe

COLUMBUS — Two north central Ohio men were among 160 arrested in a weeklong statewide human trafficking crackdown, Attorney General Dave Yost annou...

October 2, 2023
10:16 PM

COLUMBUS — Two north central Ohio men were among 160 arrested in a weeklong statewide human trafficking crackdown, Attorney General Dave Yost announced on Monday. Among the various operations, The H.E.A.L. Human Trafficking Task Force, consisting of the Ashland, Huron, Erie, and Lorain Sheriff's Offices, along with the Northeast Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force, conducted a search warrant on an illicit massage parlor in Lorain County. The search warrant resulted in the seizure of more than $49,000 and furthered an active investigation into criminal activity and potential human trafficking.

Zac Hiser