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Warren County Drug Task Force outlines seizures, declining overdose trend and funding squeeze
Summary
Major R Smith told South Lebanon City Council the task force handled 201 cases and 168 arrests in 2025, reported high statewide seizure rankings for meth and fentanyl, and urged more stable local funding after describing volatile grant support.
Major R Smith, commander of the Warren County Drug Task Force, presented the unit's 2025 annual report to the South Lebanon City Council on Feb. 19, detailing enforcement activity, changing trafficking patterns and an ongoing funding shortfall.
Smith said the multi-jurisdictional task force — which operates across Warren County and with partners in Clinton County and federal and state agencies — focuses on mid- and upper-level trafficking and long-term investigations. "We had 201 cases, 168 arrests," he said, adding that uniform troopers assisted with 973 traffic…
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