Detectives from the PCSO Organized Crime Unit and the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force (HIDTA) conducted an investigation that began in September 2019 focusing on the distribution of illegal drugs in Polk County, after a series of five violent, gang-related armed home invasions and the murder of Shay Collins in Dundee. Detectives turned their attention to criminal enterprises associated with gangs, and served 12 search warrants countywide. The investigation culminated in 74 suspects being charged with 711 felonies and 11 misdemeanors. Click here to read the news release: https://tinyurl.com/yccmztbo
Posted by Polk County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday, May 20, 2020
