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‘Mastermind’ behind largest meth seizure in Polk history was operating from federal prison, sheriff says By FOX 13 News staff Published  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 Coun...

Inmate ran drug trafficking ring out of Atlanta prison, detectives say By FOX 5 Digital Team Published  Brian Stanton (Polk County Sheriffs Office) ATLANTA - An inmate at Atlantas federal penitentiary is accused of being a mastermind of a drug trafficking organization with ties to Mexican drug cartels. Detectives say 37-year-old Brian Stanton, also known as "Lil B," ran the operation from his prison cell at the United States Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta. According to officials, the investi...

More than $50 million in drugs, 1,416 pounds of methamphetamine seized in Polk County investigation, officials say Several arrests have been made and more than 1,400 pounds of methamphetamine have been seized after a recent investigation known as "Operation Dirty Water," officials with the Polk County Sheriffs Office said. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, Department of Homeland Security investigators from Tampa and Atlanta, and representatives from the Haines City Police Department and Georgia l...

More than $50 million worth of methamphetamine linked to a Mexican drug cartel was seized in a months-long drug operation of Floridas Polk County Sheriffs Office and the Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). According to WWSB, it was the largest meth seizure in Polk Countys history so far. In a statement, Polk County Sheriffs Office said six people involved in the drug trafficking operation with a Mexican drug cartel were arrested. The Polk County Sheriffs Office High Intensi...

Over 1400 Pounds of Meth Seized from Drug Ring Masterminded from Prison On 4/30/21 at 5:12 PM EDT Orlandos Wesh 2 News reports that several arrests were made after more than 1,400 pounds of methamphetamine was seized in an investigation known to Polk County officials as "Operation Dirty Water." In a Thursday press conference, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd told the public that the operation was "the largest methamphetamine seizure in the history of the Polk County Sheriffs Office." He went on t...

More than $50M worth of meth linked to Mexican drug cartel seized, Polk County Sheriffs Office says Trafficker was operating from federal prison in Georgia Polk County Sheriffs Office and last updated 2021-04-29 12:42:17-04 POLK COUNTY, Fla. — More than $50 million worth of methamphetamine linked to the Juarez Mexican Drug Cartel was seized during a joint drug investigation between the Polk County Sheriff’s Office High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force (HIDTA) and the Departm...

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.

The operation began Jan. 14, when federal agents intercepted a shipment of generic Xanax in New York, Judd said. The Department of Homeland Security Investigations coordinated with its Tampa office to arrange undercover purchases of other drugs, and the agency asked the Polk County Sheriff’s Office for help, said Kevin Sibley, special agent in charge for the Tampa office. Federal agents seized a parcel containing about 2,500 generic Xanax pills, PCSO said. Three days after Sibley contacted Ju...

Polk County Sheriff makes largest meth bust in county history Sheriff Grady Judd announced the largest drug bust in history (Source: WWSB) By ABC7 Staff | April 29, 2021 at 1:55 PM EDT - Updated April 30 at 6:33 AM POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - The Polk County Sheriff’s Office had a huge win with the largest meth seizure in county history. According to Sheriff Grady Judd, the mastermind of the operation was running the drug ring from inside prison. In early 2021, the Polk County Sherif...

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