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Cocaine, crystal meth, heroin, firearms and $400,000 in cash seized in NE Ohio drug trafficking bust

Posted at 4:53 PM, Nov 09, 2017
and last updated 2017-11-09 16:53:24-05

The FBI announced Thursday that 11 search warrants in the Canton area resulted in the seizure of cocaine, crystal meth, heroin, guns and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash. 

Authorities say the drug trafficking organization was bringing narcotics from the southwest border of the county to northeast Ohio. 

During the raids, officers seized 15 kilos of cocaine, 8 pounds of crystal meth, 50 pounds of marijuana, 15 firearms and $400,000 in cash.

Karla Hernandez Salazar and Juan Caro-Silva were arrested. Other arrests are pending.