US authorities have arrested 11 people and searched a large quantity of fentanyl – enough to kill more than 1.7 million people – in Florida.
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It was as part of an investigation involving several agencies – federal, state and local police – that this strike was carried out, according to Fox News. The investigation targeted the Colon-Colon Drug Trafficking Organization and the Romero Central Florida Drug Trafficking Organization, two central Florida drug trafficking rings.
“We are fighting a battle that we must win. Fentanyl is killing thousands of people across this country,” Polks County Sheriff Grady Judd said during a press briefing Tuesday.
In total, 14 kg of cocaine, 3.5 kg of bulk fentanyl and fentanyl pills, four firearms, a vehicle as well as US$12,985 were seized, the sheriff’s office said in a statement. communication channel.
Among the 10 men and the woman arrested, several of them are known to the police.
“These drug traffickers are destroying lives, families and communities. These drugs go hand in hand with violence and misery in our communities,” added Sheriff Judd.
