Record Meth Bust In Polk County Tied to Mexican Cartel | NewsRadio WFLA
By Gordon Byrd Apr 29, 2021 WINTER HAVEN -- Law enforcement agencies say a random shipment of pills led them to the biggest meth haul in Polk County history, and broke up a drug ring being directed from a federal penitentiary. Six people have been arrested, including five people in the country illegally. In a Thursday news conference, Polk Sheriff Grady Judd says detectives working with a multi-agency drug task force seized 1,342 pounds of liquid meth, with an estimated value of over $50 million, in "Operation Dirty Water". The meth was transported in orange buckets, to be converted to crys...