KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – The Knoxville Police Department, in partnership with other departments and organizations across Knox County, have been finding ways to deter drug dealers, including by adding more serious charges after they’re arrested.
The Drug Related Death Task Force is a unit involving different agencies that include law enforcement and a prosecution team.
The unit is responsible for putting drug dealers behind bars and finding a way to deter more drug dealers in the area. They do that by adding more severe charges, especially when they are involved in an overdose death…