POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Polk County Sheriff’s Office has announced the conclusion of two major anti-drug initiatives, Operation Bloodline and Operation Flatline, which effectively dismantled a multi-county trafficking network.
The dual operations resulted in 51 arrests and the recovery of approximately 78 pounds of methamphetamine and over 14 pounds of fentanyl. Detectives also seized 13 firearms and $20,000 in cash during the crackdown.
The investigation into Operation Bloodline began in August 2025, when the Polk County Sheriff’s Office High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (H.I.D.T.A.) Task Force focused on Jemarion Young of Winter Haven. Young, identified by officials as a gang leader, was allegedly operating a distribution ring alongside Bartow resident Spencer Leonard, Jr. The network’s reach extended well beyond Polk County, touching Hillsborough, Osceola, Orange, Volusia, and Pasco counties…