Portsmouth Drug Bust Leads to Arrest and 140 grams of Narcotics
One of two people detained in a drug bust involving more than 140 grams of drugs was a man from Portsmouth.
Authorities allegedly carried out a drug raid on the 400 block of Campbell Avenue on Thursday, according to the Southern Ohio Drug Task Force and the Portsmouth Police Department. Dayton residents Michael Anthony Lewis Jr. and Johnny Fitzpatrick, both 50, were detained.
After police and a SWAT team carried out a search warrant at Fitzpatrick’s residence, the two were charged with trafficking and drug possession, both of which are first-degree felonies. Digital scales, sandwich baggies, more evidence of drug trafficking and associated paraphernalia, 63 grams of suspected crystal methamphetamine, 48 grams of suspected heroin/fentanyl, 31 grams of suspected crack cocaine, and $2,355 in cash were also recovered. Fitzpatrick and Lewis were taken to Scioto County Jail. The case will be presented to a Scioto County grand jury for the consideration of additional felony charges.