Drug raid at Youngstown tavern results in two arrests

YOUNGSTOWN — Two men were arrested and charges are pending on multiple others after the Mahoning Valley Law Enforcement Task Force raided a city business for reported drug trafficking and gambling offenses.

The task force arrived at the Riverbend Tavern, located at 1105 Poland Ave., shortly before 6 p.m. today and confiscated suspected drugs and video gambling machines from the business, said Lt. Robin Lees, task force commander.

Larry Meenachan, 58, of Struthers, and John Messer, 59, of Austintown were arrested on gambling offenses, Lees said. Lees said the two are operators of the establishment.

Two other individuals were arrested on drug offenses and released, and two more individuals have felony drug offense charges pending, Lees said.

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