MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WBMA) — The Alabama Attorney General’s Office and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) announced the results of Operation Southern Shield, a statewide enforcement initiative targeting the sale of products containing kratom at retail locations across Alabama.
According to state officials, the operation led to the execution of 83 search warrants and the seizure of nearly 123,000 doses of kratom-related products. The investigation involved undercover purchases at retail locations throughout the state, followed by laboratory testing conducted by the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences.
Authorities said the operation also expanded beyond retail locations, leading investigators to several wholesale distribution points, including two warehouses in Montgomery. Officials further reported identifying multiple out-of-state distributors that had been shipping kratom products into Alabama…