Wednesday, March 12, 2008
KSP Rages War On Drugs
Kentucky State Police and other law enforcement agencies throughout the Commonwealth discovered 23 meth labs, seized more than 2,400 pounds of marijuana, identified 16 drug endangered children and arrested 565 individuals in connection with illegal drug use in a 24-hour period. The one-day blitz was part of a national effort to highlight the effectiveness of concentrated drug enforcement activities.
During “Operation Byrne Blitz,” which took place Wednesday, state police and highway patrol agencies, local police and sheriff’s departments, and drug task forces throughout the country conducted undercover investigations, marijuana eradication efforts and drug interdiction activities. The collaborative effort, named for the federal grant program which funds many of the anti-drug efforts, underscored the impact that cuts to this funding could have on local and statewide drug enforcement.
Statewide, this week's operation resulted in the seizure of 264 grams of methamphetamine; 9.6 kilos of cocaine; 56 grams of crack cocaine; 1 gram of heroin, and more than 2,700 units of prescription drugs. Officers also confiscated 80 firearms and served 28 search warrants.
In addition, during the blitz, KSP officers arrested Clarence Tester in Wolfe County, who was wanted for allegedly shooting his wife twice at a Hardee’s restaurant in Jackson.
Courtesy : Kentucky State Police
During “Operation Byrne Blitz,” which took place Wednesday, state police and highway patrol agencies, local police and sheriff’s departments, and drug task forces throughout the country conducted undercover investigations, marijuana eradication efforts and drug interdiction activities. The collaborative effort, named for the federal grant program which funds many of the anti-drug efforts, underscored the impact that cuts to this funding could have on local and statewide drug enforcement.
Statewide, this week's operation resulted in the seizure of 264 grams of methamphetamine; 9.6 kilos of cocaine; 56 grams of crack cocaine; 1 gram of heroin, and more than 2,700 units of prescription drugs. Officers also confiscated 80 firearms and served 28 search warrants.
In addition, during the blitz, KSP officers arrested Clarence Tester in Wolfe County, who was wanted for allegedly shooting his wife twice at a Hardee’s restaurant in Jackson.
Courtesy : Kentucky State Police
# posted by Joe Kinzer @ 10:26 PM 
