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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 says the trafficking of drugs was masterminded by a man behind bars. Author: 10 Tampa Bay Updated: 12:36 PM EDT April 29, 2021
POLK COUNTY, Fla. It all started with the interception of an envelope filled with Xanax pills and ended with the seizure of the largest volume of methamphetamine in the history of the Polk County Sheriff s Office.
But it does not stop there. Detectives involved in the investigation also uncovered during Operation Dirty Water that the drugs they seized and 6 people they charged had ties to the Juárez Cartel.
“One of the cartels is not very happy today because their folks got caught with a whole lotta drugs, Sheriff Grady Judd said.
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said, “I applaud House Speaker Sprowls, Senate President Simpson, and Governor DeSantis for their leadership to keep Floridians and visitors to Florida safe by passing this important legislation. Nothing else matters if you and your children aren’t safe. This law represents Florida’s commitment to public order and creating a safe place for people to express their constitutional right to free speech.” Sheriff Judd said of the new riot bill, the Combating Disorder Act.
Statements he made earlier had some onlookers in stitches, while others feigning being offended went off on the impropriety of a sheriff telling anyone how to vote and other insipid comments.