The Pulaski Co. Sheriff’s office began the third countywide drug roundup this year.
Pulaski County Sheriff Greg Speck along with deputies from his office were assisted by several law enforcement agencies including the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA London Office), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI London Office), United States Marshall’s Service, Kentucky Attorney General’s Office, Kentucky State Police, Kentucky Probation and Parole, Lake Cumberland Area Drug Task Force, Somerset Police Department, Burnside Police Department, Ferguson, and Eubank Police Departments.
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Officers from the various agencies divided up into teams early this morning in search of approximately 80 individuals wanted on District Court Warrants for various drug offenses. The majority of the offenses were for Trafficking in a Controlled Substance.
In April of 2015, the Sheriff’s Office drug roundup targeted 47 individuals who were indicted on 70 felony drug charges. That operation was followed in June with a predominately heroin trafficking roundup of 18 suspects charged with 33 felony offenses related to drug trafficking.
By the end of this year the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division will have opened approximately 250 drug related cases according to Sheriff Speck. The breakdown of those 250 cases reveals 24% heroin, 24% methamphetamine, 35% oxycodone, 14% other prescription drugs, and 3% marijuana related arrest warrants.
Sheriff Speck stated that his office will continue the aggressive pursuit of those individuals involved in the illegal drug trade in Pulaski County.
Individuals arrested in today’s roundup were processed at the Hal Rogers Fire Training Center and transported to the Pulaski County Detention Center by the Pulaski County Jailer.
