Four arrested in Boardman on drug charges

BOARDMAN — Members of the township police department’s Narcotics Enforcement Unit arrested four people after searching a home Thursday at 30 Shadyside Drive.

Ed Smith, Dajuan Dukes and Ricardo Mendez, all of the Shadyside home, and William Chisom of Columbus are charged with drug trafficking and possession. No ages were available for the men.

Officers found and seized heroin, cocaine and marijuana, two handguns and an undetermined amount of cash. A 3-old child also was at the home when police arrived along with the child’s mother, who isn’t charged.

The search is part of an ongoing investigation by the narcotics unit.