Law enforcement is hoping Owensboro and beyond are now a little bit safer, following both the arrests of 12 people accused of being part of a drug trafficking ring, as well as the seizure of large amounts of drugs.
“We will put everything we have into making sure this community stays safe,” said OPD Lt. Col. J.D. Winkler.
In a news conference, representatives from OPD and the DEA announced they made the arrests Wednesday morning.
They say the investigation included contributions not only from OPD and the DEA, but also from the Department of Homeland Security, the Postal Service and others.
They say this type of work is important since big crime like this doesn’t have a jurisdiction.
“Obviously we’re trying to get out there and make our community a safer place, and that’s why large-scale investigations like this are so important,” said DEA Special Agent Michael Gannon.
They say most of the arrests were in Owensboro, but some were in Georgia and Florida.
They say they executed five different search warrants in Owensboro, and seized 15 to 20 pounds of meth along with cocaine and kilograms worth of fentanyl.
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