32 suspects arrested in Central Florida drug trafficking operation

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32 suspects arrested in Central Florida drug trafficking operation

Sheriff: 32 suspects arrested in Central Florida drug trafficking operation

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Updated: 11:00 AM EDT Aug 22, 2025

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The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested multiple suspects after a yearlong investigation of illegal drug trafficking.Sheriff Grady Judd said 32 suspects were arrested during “Operation Capital City Crackdown.” They said the drug trafficking organization was based out of Bartow, Florida.Detectives from the PCSO Organized Crime Unit and the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force worked alongside the State Attorney’s Office, Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Border Patrol, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, United States Postal Inspection Service, the Medical Examiner’s Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bartow Police Department and the Auburndale Police Department.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested multiple suspects after a yearlong investigation of illegal drug trafficking.

Sheriff Grady Judd said 32 suspects were arrested during “Operation Capital City Crackdown.”

They said the drug trafficking organization was based out of Bartow, Florida.

Detectives from the PCSO Organized Crime Unit and the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force worked alongside the State Attorney’s Office, Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Border Patrol, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, United States Postal Inspection Service, the Medical Examiner’s Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bartow Police Department and the Auburndale Police Department.

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