Kerr County Sheriff’s Office along with multiple law enforcement agencies seized over $8 million in drugs last week.
Photo Courtesy of the Kerr County Sheriff’s Office
An operation between numerous law enforcement agencies resulted in the disruption of large narcotics shipments in the Texas Hill Country. A four-day period saw numerous arrests and millions of dollars in drugs being seized, according to a Kerr County Sheriff’s Office social media post on Monday, March 6.
Over $8 million in drugs were seized and 11 arrests were made by the Kerr County Sheriff’s Office in collaboration with 14 surrounding law enforcement agencies between February 27 and March 2, according to the post.
“Our Office continues to prove that collaboration and professional skill deliver big results. Disrupting these dangerous international criminal organizations takes all hands working in concert. This operation took months of careful planning and coordination, and the entire team worked together seamlessly,” said Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha in the social media post.
Kerr County Sheriff’s Office along with multiple law enforcement agencies seized over $8 million in drugs last week.
Photo Courtesy of the Kerr County Sheriff’s Office
The total amount of drugs seized included 27.5 kilos of cocaine, 56 kilos of methamphetamine, 1.6 kilo of THC, 0.59 pounds of marijuana, which adds up to the “street value” of $8 million, according to the post.
“The effects of this operation will be felt throughout the entire state. At a street value of around $8 million dollars, these are the largest seizures to date during my tenure as Sheriff,” Leitha said in the post. “We will continue to raise the goals for our continuing work as even more assets and resources become available to us. We cannot say enough in praise of our law enforcement partners across Texas that shared in this operation.”