The Polk County Sheriff’s Office High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force arrested 51 suspects and seized significant quantities of narcotics during two multi-agency operations.
Operations Bloodline and Flatline led to the seizure of 78 pounds of methamphetamine, 14.55 pounds of fentanyl, 13 firearms, and approximately $20,000.
The investigations focused on a drug trafficking organization active in Polk, Hillsborough, Osceola, Orange, Volusia, and Pasco counties. Detectives used resources from the State Assistance for Fentanyl Eradication grant, along with wiretaps and undercover surveillance, to penetrate the organization…