TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A six-month-long investigation ended in the arrest of 11 people who Hillsborough County deputies said were involved in a drug trafficking operation being ran out of a Tampa home.
Deputies executed a search warrant at the home on Palm River Road on the morning of Thursday, March 27. Multiple suspects were at the residence at the time, and many had illegal narcotics and stolen firearms with them, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said.
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In total, investigators said they found 115 grams of liquid and powdered fentanyl, around 29 grams of cocaine, and six firearms — three of which had been reported stolen. A generator that officials said had been reported stolen to the Tampa Police Department was also recovered while deputies were at the home.
The sheriff’s office said the home was also full of animals. Hillsborough County Animal Services removed 24 dogs, two snakes, a rabbit, and a rat from the property…