LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A joint operation between the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office STING Unit and several state and Federal agencies led to the arrests of 9 people.

The STING Unit, with help from the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, the Mississippi Department of Corrections, the U.S. Marshal’s Service, and the Drug Enforcement Agency, conducted a county-wide round-up on Thursday, September 25.

The operation was the result of ongoing investigations into drug activity in the County.

The Sheriff’s Office secured warrants based on indictments handed down by the Lowndes County Grand Jury.

So far, 9 people have been arrested.

Charges include: Trafficking of a Controlled Substance, Sale of a Controlled Substance, Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute, Posse

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