More than $500,000 worth of marijuana and multiple assault-style guns were seized as part of a large drug investigation in Cincinnati’s Northside neighborhood, officials with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office said. Officials said they found 132 pounds of high-grade marijuana and several “assault-type” weapons and handguns on Monday. Many of the weapons were reported stolen, sheriff's deputies said. Officials estimate that the marijuana has a street value of over $500,000. Cornelius Tidwell, a Northside resident, was arrested. Officials said Tidwell’s arrest “disrupted a large organization distributing marijuana from California to Cincinnati.”

More than $500,000 worth of marijuana and multiple assault-style guns were seized as part of a large drug investigation in Cincinnati’s Northside neighborhood, officials with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office said.

Officials said they found 132 pounds of high-grade marijuana and several “assault-type” weapons and handguns on Monday.


Many of the weapons were reported stolen, sheriff's deputies said. Officials estimate that the marijuana has a street value of over $500,000.

Cornelius Tidwell, a Northside resident, was arrested. Officials said Tidwell’s arrest “disrupted a large organization distributing marijuana from California to Cincinnati.”