HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Thirty-three people were arrested, and enough fentanyl to kill nearly a million people were seized thanks to a six-month investigation that dismantled a major drug enterprise in Florida.
“This wasn’t just a few people selling drugs,” said Sheriff Chad Chronister. “This was a network, a business built on death, addiction, and illegal profit.”
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) said the operation followed a six-month investigation led by the HCSO Major Violators Section, in collaboration with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in Orlando…