MEDINA — Two men wee arrested on drug-trafficking charges Thursday after undercover investigations by the Medina County Drug Task Force.

Douglas Burke, 19, of 3696 Poe Road, Montville Township, was arrested at his residence and charged with one count of trafficking cocaine and one count of trafficking marijuana, both fifth-degree felonies.

Tommie R. Cool Jr., 25, of 236 Elyria St., Apt. 30, Lodi, surrendered to the Medina County Sheriff’s Office. He is charged with one count of trafficking psilocybin mushrooms, a fourth-degree felony.

“They are just a menace to our community,” said task force director Michael Barnhardt. “We are taking care of even the street corner dealers.”

The arrests come one day after federal and local authorities searched the residence of a suspected cocaine ringleader living in Granger Township. The task force was responsible for investigating activities at the residence, which included placing wiretaps and conducting surveillance.

Kevin Terrell Tyler, 47, was indicted on 36 federal charges for his alleged role in an organization that imported and sold almost 2 tons of cocaine in the Akron area within a two-year period.

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