Sheriff: 7,000 Hits of Opoids Taken Off the Streets in 2017 Stings
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BRADENTON – To combat the county's heroin epidemic, detectives from the Manatee County Sheriff's Office Special Investigations Division have been conducting undercover drug purchases throughout Manatee County. So far, they've netted 200 charges against 75 different suspects this year according to Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells.
Sheriff Wells says the operations have focused on subjects selling, distributing, and trafficking in narcotics, as opposed to those suffering from the disease of addiction. During these investigations, detectives seized approximately 7,939 grams of cocaine, 697 grams of heroin/fentanyl/carfentanil, 38,465 grams of marijuana, 1 gram of methadone, 3,258 grams of methamphetamine, 73 grams of rock cocaine, 58 grams of hydrocodone, 139 grams of Xanax, 2 grams of Ecstasy, 5 grams of Oxycodone, and 131 grams of other prescription pills.
Wells reports that the seizures have prevented well over 7,000 "hits“ (uses) of opioids from being distributed. Opioids have been the cause of numerous overdoses and deaths within the county, leading to Manatee becoming the number one overdose county in the state. Wells says that the operations are ongoing.
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