COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A federal judge sentenced a former Columbus police officer to nine years in prison for trafficking fentanyl and accepting bribes.
Court documents show Marco R. Merino, 45, of Columbus, conspired with another Columbus police officer to traffic fentanyl. He sold the drug for $32,500 per kilogram. This happened between June and September 2021.
In March, April, May, August and September 2021, Merino accepted a total of $45,000 in cash in exchange for protecting the transport of 47 kilograms of cocaine. Merino did not know that there was no actual cocaine and that it was part of a federal drug sting.
“We cannot allow those who took an oath to uphold law and order to begin violating the law,” said U.S. Attorney Kenneth L. Parker. “This office will hold lawbreakers accountable, no matter their profession.”

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