COLUMBUS, Ga. - The Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office says four people were arrested and more than $328,000 worth of illegal drugs and eight firearms were seized during a five-day crackdown on drug trafficking in the Columbus area.

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Sheriff Greg Countryman said the effort, which involved multiple agencies, targeted large-scale narcotics operations and resulted in the removal of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, opiates, marijuana, and synthetic drugs from the streets.

"We won’t stop until the criminals do," Countryman said. "Five days of consistency led to removing $328,191.00 in illegal drugs and eight firearms from the hands of those who should not have them."

Countryman said the recent arrests demonstrate the department’s ongoing commitment to dismantling drug

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