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Cincinnati Man Arrested on Drug Charges After Drugs, Guns, and Money Seized

Writer: Scioto County Sheriff's Office
Scioto County Sheriff's Office
Oct 29, 2025
1 min read

NEWS RELEASE

October 27th, 2025



Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman and Portsmouth Police Chief Debby Brewer announce that a Cincinnati man was arrested on drug charges after an investigation conducted by the Southern Ohio Drug Task Force.


At approximately 4:43 p.m. on October 27th, 2025, task force officers assisted by Portsmouth Police Dept. SWAT executed a narcotics-related search warrant located at 1556 12th St., Portsmouth, Ohio.


Upon a search of the residence, officers seized approximately 390.81 grams of suspected fentanyl/opiates, 51.09 grams of suspected crack cocaine, one loaded firearm, digital scales, sandwich baggies, $1,673 cash, and additional evidence of drug trafficking.


Estimated street value of suspected drugs seized is $51,900. Twenty-eight-year-old Eric Tywan Johnson of Cincinnati, Ohio, was arrested and charged with Trafficking and Possession of Drugs, both felonies of the 1st degree.


Johnson was placed in the Scioto County Jail and is to be arraigned in Portsmouth Municipal Court on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at 9:00 a.m.


The case will eventually be forwarded to the Scioto County Prosecutor's Office to be presented to a Scioto County Grand Jury for the consideration of additional felony charges.


Sheriff Thoroughman and Chief Brewer request anyone wishing to leave drug information for the Southern Ohio Drug Task Force should phone the Task Force tip line at (740) 354-5656 or email

drugs@sciotocountysheriff.com. All information will be kept confidential and anonymous.

 
 
 

50 Comments


Kitto Knerr
Kitto Knerr
Oct 16

Good to see the Southern Ohio Drug Task Force and Portsmouth SWAT working together on this one. The fact that they executed the warrant at 1556 12th St. and came away with drugs, guns, and money says a lot about what was going on there. Those guns were probably stolen wiki material waiting to happen, so getting them off the street is a real win for the neighborhood.

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The claim that this was a "narcotics-related search warrant" feels overly broad given that 390 grams of fentanyl was recovered; that quantity suggests this was a significant trafficking operation, not just simple possession.

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