Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says a sweeping investigation into suspected drug trafficking rings has produced more than 200 arrests and drug seizures valued at nearly $685,000. The governor on Thursday touted progress on the prevention and treatment fronts in fighting the deadly addiction epidemic.
FILE - A container of Narcan, a brand name version of the opioid overdose-reversal drug naloxone, sits on a table following a demonstration at the Health and Human Services Humphrey Building, Sept. 8, 2023, in Washington. On Thursday, July 11, 2024, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced a sweeping investigation into suspected drug trafficking rings has produced more than 200 arrests and drug seizures valued at nearly $685,000. FRANKFORT, Ky.
Beshear also announced advances in providing comprehensive treatment for people battling addiction. Four additional Kentucky counties — Breathitt, Jessamine, Lee and Nelson — have been certified as Recovery Ready Communities for the help they provide people overcoming addiction, he said. On the enforcement side, the statewide drug operation has netted 206 arrests on a combined 490 charges, with trafficking in a controlled substance accounting for a majority, Burnett said.
The operation took out of circulation both lethal narcotics and the money that helps fuel drug trafficking operations, the state police commissioner added.
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