OSHP seizes prescription drugs, cash in Ohio county

FINDLAY — A Kentucky man is facing multiple felony charges after Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers seized two bottles of liquid Tylenol with codeine, 77 Lortab pills (Hydrocodone), worth $231, 275 Opana pills (Oxymorphone), worth $17,875, and $1,900 after a traffic stop in Hancock County.

Troopers stopped a 2011 Chevrolet Malibu, with Georgia registration, for a following too closely violation, southbound on Interstate 75, shortly after 3 p.m. Friday. Criminal indicators were observed and a Hancock County Sheriff’s Office drug-sniffing dog alerted to the vehicle. A probable-cause search revealed the illegal prescription medication and cash.

The suspect, Deshawn L. Watts, 31, of Louisville, Ky., was charged with possession of a schedule II substance, a second-degree felony, and possession of a schedule III, a fourth-degree felony. He is in the Hancock County Jail.