Officers from the Cincinnati Police Department’s District Three Violent Crimes Squad, in cooperation with the Vortex Unit, charged 30 individuals for drug trafficking and drug possession. Operation “STREET CORNER”, which began in early June 2008, focused on the Price Hill neighborhood specifically targeting drug offenses. To date, 17 of the 22 individuals have been arrested. Officers seized a total of 92.12 grams of crack cocaine, 87.99 grams of powdered cocaine, 22.38 grams of heroin, 77.23 grams of marijuana, 8 ecstasy pills, $5,268.00 in U.S. currency and an SKS automatic assault rifle during the sting. All except 3 of the arrests were made in District Three’s Price Hill neighborhood.