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Mercer County police arrest 2 on drug charges

(Photo Supplied / Mercer County Sheriff's Office)

MERCER COUNTY, Ohio (WOWO): Two people were arrested on Monday after police say they found more than $9,000 of acid inside a home.

Andrew A. Leininger, 31, was arrested on preliminary charges of obstruction and resisting arrest. His bond was set at $100,000, according to the Mercer (Ohio) County Sheriff’s Department.

Ashley M. Leininger, 33, was arrested on preliminary charges of possession of drugs and her bond was also set at $100,000.

(Photo Supplied / Mercer County Sheriff's Office)
(Photo Supplied / Mercer County Sheriff’s Office)

Mercer County police served a search warrant at a home in the 4700 block of Tama Road in Celina. When officers arrived, they saw Andrew in the backyard of the house. Police say he refused orders from the deputies and ran off into a bean field.

While he was running away, police say he threw something into the field. Officers caught Andrew and arrested him. A K-9 was used to track the  item, which was a pill bottle containing ecstasy, according to police.

Police found $8,000 in cash, more than 900 “hits” of acid, less than an ounce of raw marijuana, drug paraphernalia and DABS, which is concentrated cannabis inside the house, police say.

(Photo Supplied / Mercer County Sheriff's Office)
(Photo Supplied / Mercer County Sheriff’s Office)

The case will be forwarded to the Mercer County Prosecutor for review for additional charges.

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