âMastermindâ behind largest meth seizure in Polk history was operating from federal prison, sheriff says
By FOX 13 News staff
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Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd explains the details of a $50-million multi-agency meth bust.
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - A major drug bust led deputies to 120 gallons of liquid meth being transported in buckets by suspects from Georgia to Florida, overseen by a mastermind who ran the operation from federal prison, officials said Thursday.
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Operation Dirty Water was the largest meth seizure in the county’s history, and those involved in the organization had ties to a Mexican drug cartel.
More than $50 million worth of methamphetamine linked to a Mexican drug cartel was seized in a months-long drug operation of Florida s Polk County Sheriff s Office and the Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
According to WWSB, it was the largest meth seizure in Polk County s history so far. In a statement, Polk County Sheriff s Office said six people involved in the drug trafficking operation with a Mexican drug cartel were arrested.
The Polk County Sheriff s Office High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force and the HSI initiated a joint probe of a drug trafficking organization with ties to the Juarez Mexican drug cartel early this year, WFLA reported.
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