Otway, OH – A Southern Ohio woman was arrested Thursday following coordinated drug raids in Pike and Scioto Counties linked to an alleged illegal weight-loss drug scheme.
According to the Southern Ohio Organized and Major Crimes Task Force, multiple search warrants were executed September 18 with the assistance of the Ohio Board of Pharmacy, local sheriff’s offices, and the Waverly Police Department. Investigators say the operation targeted drugs allegedly obtained on the black market and sold as weight-loss aids.
Authorities said the substances, not approved by the FDA, posed “significant risks to the community” due to unknown and potentially dangerous contents. Investigators believe the scheme was designed to generate illegal profits while endangering public health.
Haley Borders was arrested at her home in Otway, Scioto County, on warrants tied to Pike County indictments. Officials confirmed that evidence of “investigative value” was seized at multiple locations across the two counties.
The task force also thanked the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction for providing K9 units during the operation.
This case remains under investigation and will be referred to prosecutors in both Pike and Scioto Counties for possible additional charges.
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