An Attorney General James Uthmeier -led operation has broken up a drug ring in Palm Beach and Broward counties pedaling fentanyl, cocaine and oxycodone.

“Operation Trackside” ended with law enforcement officials recovering 5 kilograms of narcotics and more than $450,000 in cash, as well as firearms, vehicles and a boat, Uthmeier announced in a news release Tuesday. The bust was part of an investigation that lasted 14 months and involved multiple state and South Florida law enforcement agencies.

“Drug traffickers who push poison like cocaine and fentanyl into our communities are profiting off the death of Floridians,” Uthmeier said. “In Florida, the consequences are simple — if you buy or sell illicit drugs, our Statewide Prosecutors will ensure you spend a long time behind bars

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