WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - On Friday, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd wore a thick gold chain around his neck, a matching bracelet and waved around a gun during a press conference to make a point about the dangers of drug trafficking.

The gold ‘drip’ as the sheriff called it was a result of ‘Operation Capital City Crackdown’, a year-long drug trafficking investigation that led to the arrest of 32 suspects, including one who was in the country illegally.

"I got their drip. I got their money. We got their guns. We got their dope," the sheriff explained.

The backstory:

According to Judd, the 32 suspects have been dealing drugs in Bartow for years and they have been to prison in the past.

"These people will never stop selling dope if they’re not locked up and people die," Judd explained.

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