A spike in drug arrests last week valued at nearly $6.8 million turned out to be exactly what Texas Department of Public Safety officials hoped for after planning a “special enforcement operation” designed to catch people in cars transporting drugs According to DPS Sgt. Cindy Barkley, seven drug seizures were the result of a planned, yet random, area of targeted enforcement that are not specific to just one area of the state. read more
Stories Related to Special Enforcement Operation Leads To Surge In Drug Busts
Ron Balaskovitz, Amarillo Globe-News
Mon, 10/31/2016 - 5:30pm
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Topics: Texas Potter County Amarillo
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