Akron police seized more than $1 million in cocaine during a drug bust Tuesday, police said.

(Evan MacDonald, cleveland.com)

AKRON, Ohio - Investigators seized more than $1 million in cocaine during a traffic stop that ended in a man's arrest Tuesday in Akron.

The investigators seized 11.2 kilograms of cocaine -- or approximately 20,000 doses -- from a Ford Explorer involved in a chase and crash on Old Main Street at Lake Street. Officers arrested the driver after a short foot chase that involved the suspect jumping 30 feet from a highway overpass, police said.

Investigators declined to release the name of the man in custody during a press conference Wednesday at the Akron Police Department. The investigation is ongoing, officials said.

But investigators believe the man is "one of the top people" involved in drug trafficking in Akron, police Chief James Nice said.

Investigators are now trying to identify the source of the drugs, Nice said.

"The next [investigative] step might be outside the city," Nice said. "We want to figure out where those drugs came from."

The department last month assigned one sergeant and seven officers to help investigate drug trafficking. Those officers are working with the Ohio Highway Patrol to interview overdose survivors and monitor areas linked to drugs, Nice said.

On Tuesday, investigators tried to stop the Ford Explorer as it left one such area on 16th Street at Kenmore Boulevard. But the SUV sped off, police said.

The Ford did not stop until it hit a utility pole on Old Main Street at Lake Street. The man ran from the car but officers caught him a short time later. During the pursuit the man jumped off a 30-foot overpass, police said.

The man received treatment for minor injuries before being taken to the Summit County Jail.

The arrest and seizure is significant for a city that has been working to keep drugs such as cocaine, heroin and fentanyl off its street, Mayor Daniel Horrigan said at Wednesday's press conference.

"Clearly, a seizure like this cannot eliminate all of the problems, but it does demonstrate that smart, targeted law enforcement efforts play a key role in [eradicating] this devastating drug from our community," Horrigan said.

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