Prostitution sting results in arrest and drugs seized at Bluffton hotel
FROM HANCOCK COUNTY SHERIFF FACEBOOK__On 3/3026 at approx. 1530 hours, the Hancock County METRICH Drug Task Force assisted by the Hancock County Sheriff's Office, conducted a prostitution sting at the Fairway Inn, 855 OH-103, Bluffton, Ohio.
This operation yielded a large amount of suspected liquid methamphetamine, 88 tablets of LSD, 6 Schedule II pills, 1 gun, and drug paraphernalia.
As a result of the operation, the following person was arrested and incarcerated at the Hancock County Justice Center:
Lydia Myer (33 years old)
Homeless
Findlay, Ohio
Fresh Charge: Engaging in prostitution M1, Obstructing Official Business M2, Possession of drug abuse instruments M1, Possession of LSD F3, Possession of Schedule II F5.
Additional charges of illegal manufacturing of drugs and possession of drugs at the conclusion of this investigation.
The Hancock METRICH Drug Enforcement Unit is supported by METRICH in Mansfield, OH and funded in part by the Office of Criminal Justice Services.
METRICH Crime Tip Hotline: 419-52-CRIME (419-522-7463) or download the METRICH Enforcement Unit mobile app to "Submit a Tip."
Status: Under Investigation Det. Sgt. D. Griffith #731 419-424-7173
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