{"id":145015,"date":"2021-08-19T11:06:56","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T16:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=145015"},"modified":"2021-08-19T11:06:59","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T16:06:59","slug":"2-men-arrested-on-drug-trafficking-counts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2021\/08\/19\/2-men-arrested-on-drug-trafficking-counts\/","title":{"rendered":"2 men arrested on drug trafficking counts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Van Wert independent staff<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two men face drug trafficking charges after an investigation that led to the recovery of more than 40 pounds of marijuana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"139\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Jim-Williams-mugshot-8-2021.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-145025\"\/><figcaption>Jim Williams<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/James-Campbell-mugshot-8-2021jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-145026\"\/><figcaption>James Campbell<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>James Campbell, 42, and Jim Williams, 62, both of Van Wert, were charged with trafficking in drugs, each a felony of the third degree, after they were arrested by deputies from the Van Wert County Sheriff\u2019s Office on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both men were being held in the Van Wert County Correctional Facility until an initial appearance Thursday in Van Wert Municipal Court. Sheriff Thomas Riggenbach said the investigation was ongoing and more charges may be filed in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The West Central Ohio Crime Task Force also assisted in the drug investigation. Task force members include the Van Wert and Allen County sheriff\u2019s offices, the Lima Police Department, and several state and federal law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sheriff also asked that anyone with information concerning drug activity contact his office at 419.238.3866 or use the sheriff\u2019s office website at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanwertcountysheriff.com\/\">www.vanwertcountysheriff.com<\/a>&nbsp;and click on the \u201csubmit a crime tip\u201d link. Those reporting can remain anonymous, while the sheriff said his office would aggressively pursue any tips received on local drug activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>County residents may also report information on other crimes by using the above information or contacting Van Wert County Crime Stoppers at 419.238.STOP. Those reporting on Crime Stoppers can also remain anonymous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Marijuana-recovered-on-8-18-2021.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-145027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Marijuana-recovered-on-8-18-2021.jpg 580w, https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Marijuana-recovered-on-8-18-2021-550x314.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Shown is marijuana recovered Wednesday by the Van Wert County Sheriff&#8217;s Office. <em>photos provided<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Van Wert independent staff Two men face drug trafficking charges after an investigation that led to the recovery of more than 40 pounds of marijuana. James Campbell, 42, and Jim Williams, 62, both of Van Wert, were charged with trafficking in drugs, each a felony of the third degree, after they were arrested by deputies [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-145015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-31 00:39:20","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145015"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145015\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}