US EditionVivek Ramaswamy’s family bodyguard arrested on drug trafficking charges
Justin Salsburey and his wife face federal charges for receiving over 250 USPS parcels with fentanyl, methamphetamine, and counterfeit pills, according to prosecutors.
- Federal authorities arrested Justin Salsburey, 23-year-old Bellefontaine resident and family bodyguard for Vivek Ramaswamy, on Dec. 30 in Columbus, charging him with federal drug‑trafficking offenses tied to a mail investigation.
- Prosecutors say 261 parcels containing counterfeit OxyContin pills, later found to contain fentanyl, were delivered to the couple's home between August 2024 and December 2025.
- Searches at the couple's home uncovered 264 grams of blue fentanyl pills, 938 grams of methamphetamine pills, 19 grams of MDMA, packing materials, and syringes.
- The private security firm ARK Protection Group immediately removed Salsburey from the Ramaswamy family security detail, and Connie Luck said the family is alarmed and supports accountability while both suspects await court hearings.
- Despite passing multiple background checks, Salsburey was arrested alongside his wife, Rankin, as USPIS led a probe that seized over 3,000 pounds of synthetic opioids in FY2024.
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Vivek Ramaswamy family bodyguard charged with trafficking fentanyl, meth and speed
Justin Salsburey, 43, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, and his wife, Ruthann Rankin, were arrested December 30 on charges of drug trafficking. With about 18,000 such cases a year in the U.S. this would not be newsworthy but for an interesting fact: he is, or rather was, Vivek Ramaswamy's family bodyguard. — Read the rest The post Vivek Ramaswamy family bodyguard charged with trafficking fentanyl, meth and speed appeared first on Boing Boing.
Bodyguard Assigned to Vivek Ramaswamy Family Charged with Drug Trafficking
Federal prosecutors charged a bodyguard assigned to protect the family of Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy with major drug-trafficking offenses. Authorities arrested Justin Salsburey, 43, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, and […] The post Bodyguard Assigned to Vivek Ramaswamy Family Charged with Drug Trafficking appeared first on The Western Journal.
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