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Cleveland seeks state drug-enforcement funds as signal task force reports large seizures and downward overdose trend
Summary
Council heard a grant request to fund the cartel gang narcotics task force (Signal); police and task-force sergeants reported major seizures in 2024 and said fatal overdoses in Cleveland declined from 346 (2022) to 163 (2024).
The committee considered an ordinance authorizing the director of public safety to accept a grant from the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services to support the cartel gang narcotics and laundering task force (Signal). Police command staff detailed the grant budget, partner agencies and recent enforcement results.
The director said the proposed grant award is $136,875.79 with a required cash match of $45,625.26 and a total budget of $182,501.05; the program reimburses costs associated with a multiagency drug task force that includes FBI, U.S.…
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