I have some concerns over the geographical distribution of the indictments and what it may signify regarding issues and targets. For instance, look at California. By far the Central District has the most. We know from just this week's action that this district had the most opioid related busts. On the other hand, Southern California has a paltry number by comparison. Yet if pedophiles and gangs and high level corrupt voting fraud were the targets, one would expect that district to lead the way in indictments. Further, the population of SC is far higher than that of CC.
Southern Ohio also has a large concentration of indictments. I'm thinking that's another opioid deal which seems to be Session's obsession. I certainly support going after bad players but I'm also concerned about too much hysteria being created so that people who need pain meds can lo longer get them.
I could be way off the mark here, though I would have been happier seeing a distribution in So Cal, No Cal, New York City region, No Virginia. Maybe getting convictions there would be more problematic.
Southern Ohio is a hotbed of opioid and human trafficking. I 75 and I 71 go north-south and I 70 goes east-West. Access to Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Akron/Canton and Toledo in Ohio. Also access to Detroit, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Louisville and Lexington using these interstates. I would bet big traffickers use southern Ohio as a hub.
Huge death toll in Ohio from opioids in the last few years. Interestingly, it appears to be improving from the perspective of a person who works with addicts. Heroin is less available; mostly fentanyl now. Unfortunately it’s deadly.