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Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, Department of Homeland Security Investigators from Tampa and Atlanta, and representatives from the Haines City Police Department and Georgia law enforcement agencies will hold a press conference to discuss the investigation of a drug trafficking organization with Mexican drug cartel ties at 10:00 am today.
“Operation Dirty Water” is a joint investigation involving more than a dozen law enforcement agencies in Florida and Georgia. The investigation resulted in the largest volume of Methamphetamine seized during a joint investigation involving the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, including 1,416 pounds of crystalized and liquid methamphetamine.
The street value of the drugs seized is over $50 million.