Saturday, July 29, 2006
NILES -- Police have rounded up eight people, including six alleged to be drug peddlers, after a seven-month investigation.
The eight, four of them from Niles, are charged with trafficking in drugs, permitting drug abuse or probation violations, police said.
Arrests were made by the Niles Narcotics Unit, U.S. Marshal Service, Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation, Trumbull County Sheriff's Office and Warren, Howland and McDonald police.
Police said undercover buys were made of crack cocaine, OxyContin and Valium. They noted that there is no ringleader involved for those charged with drug offenses; rather, they were acting as individuals. Additional arrests will be made during the next several days.
Those arrested and the charges against them:
UGerald Woods, 52, of Niles, trafficking in drugs.
ULouis Jackson, 55, of Niles, three counts of trafficking in drugs.
UJulian Folsome, 22, of Niles, three counts of drug trafficking.
UAmato Zaccone, 46, of Niles, two counts of drug trafficking.
UBrenda Satterfield, 39, of Warren, four counts of drug trafficking.
UDavid McCoy, 45, of Warren, trafficking in drugs.
UClara Grant, 56, of Warren, permitting drug abuse.
ULouis Polois, 20, of McDonald, probation violation.