Fentanyl Task Force Arrest 48
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A task force seized thousands of pills, pill presses, guns and other evidence in operations across the state including Yalobusha County.
JACKSON – A multi-agency investigation led to 48 arrests related to the sale and possession of drugs during dual operations in January and February. Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced the operations were conducted by the Attorney General’s Fentanyl Strike Force with assistance from 16 law enforcement agencies across the state including the Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Department.
Officers seized a total of two pill presses, approximately 76,000 pills, 114 pounds of powder and 12 guns at different locations across the state during the operation. Both the powder and fills tested positive for fentanyl.
Yalobusha County Sheriff Jerimaine Gooch said partnering with federal and state agencies provides more manpower and resources to help his department combat drugs in the county.
General Fitch added that building a strong network of law enforcement agencies helps fight the fentanyl epidemic across Mississippi.
“We are committed to building a network of law enforcement (agencies) across the state with the tools and knowledge to identify and handle fentanyl and remove drug-pushing criminals from our communities,” she said in a press release Monday.
“I am grateful to these brave officers for their work to get these dangerous drugs off the streets and save lives.”
Other agencies in the strike force included the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, Mississippi Department of Corrections, Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Postal Inspector, Madison Police Department, Meridian Police Department, Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office, Lafayette County Metro Narcotics Unit, Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office, Oxford Police Department, University of Mississippi Police Department, Panola County Sheriff’s Department, Marshall County Sheriff’s Department and the Tupelo Police Department.
Fitch said the Fentanyl Strike Force was created last fall.
