Drug Task Force Executes Search Warrant In Fostoria, Woman Arrested

(From the Seneca County Drug Task Force)

On Monday September 30, 2024, the Seneca County Drug Task Force-METRICH Enforcement Unit, the Seneca County Regional SRT, and additional Officers from the Fostoria Police Department, executed a drug-related search warrant on a residence located at 424 S. Main St, in the City of Fostoria, Seneca County, Ohio, which is the residence of Lydia Rodriguez, 52 YOA.

The search warrant signed by Seneca County Common Pleas Court Judge Damon Alt, led to the confiscation of suspected Crack Cocaine, Cocaine, and possible Criminal Tools.

The investigation is presently an “ongoing” investigation.

Trafficking in Drugs, Possession of Crack Cocaine, and Possession of Cocaine, are all pending on Ms Rodriguez in the conclusion of the entire drug investigation.

Fostoria Police Department’s Canine Unit was also utilized to assist with executing the search warrant on the residence.

“The continued collaborative between the Seneca County Sheriff’s Office, the Tiffin Police Department, and the Fostoria Police Department was instrumental to the success of this investigation. The Fostoria Police Department, along with the METRICH Unit, will continue to focus on the problem drug areas in our communities, and with assistance from citizens in our community, we will proactively and aggressively go after and proscecute drug traffickers; removing drugs and guns from our streets,” Chief Gabriel Wedge, Fostoria Police Department, said.

“I would encourage citizens to continue reporting suspicious activity to their local agencies or the Seneca County Drug Task Force – METRICH Enforcement Unit Crime Hotline at Local 419-443-0463, ext. 1140.”