Detectives from the PCSO Tactical Drug Unit, Organized Crime Unit, and the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force worked together in a year-long investigation focusing on a drug trafficking organization based out of Bartow, Florida.
The investigation began in August 2024 and included collaboration with the State Attorney’s Office, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), U.S. Border Patrol, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), United States Postal Inspection Service, the Medical Examiner’s Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Bartow Police Department, and the Auburndale Police Department.