6-State Trooper Project Targeted Drugs, Illegal Weapons

COLUMBUS – The Ohio State Highway Patrol joined forces with other members of the 6-State Trooper Project to remove drugs and illegal weapons from our communities. The initiative began on Thursday, March 8 at 12:01 a.m. and continued through Saturday, March 10 at 11:59 p.m. During that time period, troopers made 17 weapon arrests and 248 drug arrests.

This high-visibility enforcement effort included the Indiana State Police, Kentucky State Police, Michigan State Police, Ohio State Highway Patrol, Pennsylvania State Police and the West Virginia State Police.

The 6-State Trooper Project is a multi-state law enforcement partnership aimed at providing combined and coordinated law enforcement and security services in the areas of highway safety, criminal patrol and intelligence sharing.