OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — Twenty-six people have been arrested as part of a three-month fentanyl operation in Osceola and Orange counties that Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez said Wednesday was the largest ever in his county.
According to Lopez, 1.3 kilograms of fentanyl was seized as part of the investigation, which also included the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, Florida Highway Patrol, Orange County Sheriff’s Office and the Office of Statewide Prosecution..
The investigation was named Operation My Brother’s Keeper because it originally started with small purchases involving two brothers. Lopez said the purchases got progressively larger until investigators believed the operation did not involve “small-time drug dealers.” Law enforcement is continuing to investigate to try to determine whether all those involved have been apprehended, he said…