Brown County Sheriff's Office arrests 4 for trafficking drugs

GEORGETOWN, Ohio - Four people were taken into custody after a major drug bust in Brown County Tuesday evening.

An investigation into a vehicle transporting drugs from Hamilton County led Brown County Sheriff's deputies to make a traffic stop on U.S. Route 52, near Boudes Ferry Road on Tuesday. Four suspects were taken into custody at about 6 p.m. and charged with felony trafficking in marijuana and felony possession of heroin.

 The following individuals have been charged in the case:

• Justin Platt, 24, of Ripley, Ohio
• Daniel Poe, 23, of Ripley, Ohio
• Michael Swearingen, 23, Aberdeen, Ohio
• Vadena White, 23, of Manchester, Ohio

Platt, Poe, and Swearingen are all being held on $10,000 bond; White is being held on $5,000 bond. The four suspects were at Brown County Adult Detention Center as of Wednesday evening.

Officials have not released any additional details at this time.

Anyone with information on illegal drug activity in Brown County is encouraged to contact the Brown County Sheriff’s Office Drug Information Hotline at (937)-378-4435, ext. 275, or send an anonymous tip via the Sheriff’s Office website at www.browncountyohiosheriff.us .

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