Eight people arrested following drug bust in Florida

FLORIDA — Authorities in Polk County have arrested eight suspects and seized 64 pounds of fentanyl—valued at $4.5 million—in what officials say is the largest fentanyl seizure in county history.

The arrests and seizures were the result of two separate multi-agency undercover investigations led by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force.

The investigations targeted major drug trafficking operations connected to the Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel…

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