A roundup in Colbert County nets 39 arrests. On Friday, eight different law enforcement agencies came together to try and get accused drug dealers and drug users off the streets.
Authorities in Sheffield set their sights on serving 20 warrants and served 15 on Friday. Sheffield Police Chief Greg Ray says a lot of work took place before the arrests began.
"The main reason we had this roundup was the result of undercover operations and patrol cases that have been made against drug dealers and drug users," says Ray.
Ray says the roundup targeted a total of 70 different people with warrants for drug-related offenses. At 6:00 a.m. on Friday, officers went after the wanted people in full force. Within hours, many were brought back to the Sheffield Police Department in handcuffs. The Tuscumbia Police Department was one of eight law enforcement agencies participating in the effort.
Chief Tony Logan says in the Shoals, city and county lines are invisible, so they have to work together to keep criminals off the streets.
"When they're committing crimes in our city, they're committing them in the other cities," says Logan. "A lot of these cases are not just drug cases, but spin off crimes that are related directly back to either drug use or drug sale."
Logan says his department had more than 20 outstanding warrants to serve during the roundup. Officers made 13 arrests on Friday. Both Ray and Logan say the search for the remaining wanted men and women will continue until they're all found.
Authorities in Sheffield set their sights on serving 20 warrants and served 15 on Friday. Sheffield Police Chief Greg Ray says a lot of work took place before the arrests began.
"The main reason we had this roundup was the result of undercover operations and patrol cases that have been made against drug dealers and drug users," says Ray.
Ray says the roundup targeted a total of 70 different people with warrants for drug-related offenses. At 6:00 a.m. on Friday, officers went after the wanted people in full force. Within hours, many were brought back to the Sheffield Police Department in handcuffs. The Tuscumbia Police Department was one of eight law enforcement agencies participating in the effort.
Chief Tony Logan says in the Shoals, city and county lines are invisible, so they have to work together to keep criminals off the streets.
"When they're committing crimes in our city, they're committing them in the other cities," says Logan. "A lot of these cases are not just drug cases, but spin off crimes that are related directly back to either drug use or drug sale."
Logan says his department had more than 20 outstanding warrants to serve during the roundup. Officers made 13 arrests on Friday. Both Ray and Logan say the search for the remaining wanted men and women will continue until they're all found.
