SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – On Friday, Governor Larry Rhoden shared the results of the first saturation patrol in Sioux Falls as part of Operation: Prairie Thunder.
Highway Patrol troopers worked with local law enforcement to target drug hotspots around Sioux Falls over a three-day operation.
The results are as follows:
- 174 drug charges, including 44 felony charges
- 44 arrests for outstanding warrants, including 24 felony warrants
- 336 traffic citations, 256 warnings, 6 DUIs
- Three members of gangs and cartel affiliates were arrested
- Four absconders arrested
Additionally, there were eight ICE arrests over this period of time…