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ICE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, OHIO OFFICIALS TO ANNOUNCE STEPPED UP RESPONSE TO STATE OPIOID CRISIS

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

March 15, 2018 | 5:17

DAYTON, Ohio –U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Deputy Director Thomas Homan will join elected and law enforcement officials Friday, March 16, to announce increased resources to address the opioid crisis in the state. As part of the effort, ICE Homeland Security Investigations special agents have trained more than 300 law enforcement personnel in Ohio this week on Dark Net and Virtual Currency with an emphasis on illicit crypto-currency and the financial transactions associated with fentanyl smuggling and distribution networks.

Friday, March 16, 2018 2 PM EST
ICE Deputy Director Thomas Homan will be joined by the following officials in the announcement:

U.S. Senator Robert Portman
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine
Montgomery County Deputy Chief Rob Streck
U.S. Attorney Benjamin Glassman, SDOH
U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman, NDOH

University of Dayton, 1700 S. Patterson Blvd., Dayton, OH 45409, Press Conference Room 1050

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