Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced the arrest of 25 people and the seizure of hundreds of pounds of drug-making material after a joint operation involving the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Tampa Police, and Clearwater Police.
The departments used grants from the State Assistance for Fentanyl Eradication (SAFE) to fund the operation.
“Taking into account just the fentanyl that was seized as a result of these arrests, it would have been enough to kill the entire population of my hometown, Plant City,” said Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody.
Police found some of the fentanyl in fake Adderall pills and said the dealers use the same pill press for all kinds of drugs.
”They are so careless and reckless that co-mingling could be deadly to some child who is at a party and their buddy says, hey take this Adderall,” Clearwater Police Chief Eric Gandy said.
Nathan Cantie, a recovering addict, said while it’s great to see drugs taken off the streets, keeping people from ever wanting to buy them is what he’s focused on.