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More than $50M worth of meth linked to Mexican drug cartel seized, Polk County Sheriff's Office says Trafficker was operating from federal prison in Georgia Polk County Sheriff's 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 Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). "Operation Dirty Water" started after a parcel ship...

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 Judd's office, undercover operations were set up in Polk County. Undercover agents arranged a controll...

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 Sheriff’s Office High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force and the Department of Homeland Secur...

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