AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A 45-day crackdown in Richmond County put 145 people in jail, including suspects wanted for murder — but that surge is only a slice of what investigators have taken off the street since 2018.
Operation Wildfire, a 45-day crackdown this month, led to 145 arrests, the seizure of 54 guns and more than a pound of fentanyl, according to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.
Beyond that operation, data from the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Division covering 2018 through this September shows the broader scope of the unit’s work…