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id: c98737d4f2
section: safety
first_reported: 2026-11-08 15:30 EST
updated: 2026-11-08 15:30 EST
status: reported
outlets: 2
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# Operation Unity crackdown yields nearly 200 traffic stops

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office and Central Ohio law enforcement agencies ran the fourth Operation Unity of 2026, a 12-hour crackdown with nearly 200 traffic stops.

Section: [Public Safety](/columbus/section/safety.md) · Entities: [Franklin County Sheriff's Office](/columbus/wiki/franklin-county-sheriff-s-office.md), [Operation Unity](/columbus/wiki/operation-unity.md)

## Coverage

- [ABC6 (WSYX)](https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/nearly-200-traffic-stops-made-in-12-hour-operation-unity-crackdown-guns-and-drugs-seized-operation-unity-fentanyl-fireams-arrest-impounded-vehicles-methamphetamine-dallas-baldwin-franklin-county-sheriffs-office), 2026-11-08 15:30 EST: Nearly 200 traffic stops made in 12-hour Operation Unity crackdown, guns and drugs seized
- [FOX28 (WTTE)](https://myfox28columbus.com/news/local/nearly-200-traffic-stops-made-in-12-hour-operation-unity-crackdown-guns-and-drugs-seized-operation-unity-fentanyl-fireams-arrest-impounded-vehicles-methamphetamine-dallas-baldwin-franklin-county-sheriffs-office), 2026-11-08 15:30 EST: Nearly 200 traffic stops made in 12-hour Operation Unity crackdown, guns and drugs seized

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