A DRUG STING IN KINGSPORT HAS LEFT 16 PEOPLE FACING VARIOUS DRUG CHARGES. SO FAR, 13 OF THE 16 ARE BEHIND BARS. THE STING IS A RESULT OF THE DEPARTMENTS PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE BOARDEN PARK AND HIGHLAND AREAS OF THE CITY. AUTHORITIES SEIZED FOUR VEHICLES DURING THE RAIDS. KINGSPORT POLICE CHIEF GALE OSBORNE ATTRIBUTES THE ARRESTS TO CITIZENS’ WILLINGNESS TO BE INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY EFFORTS. AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES, MORE CHARGES ARE EXPECTED TO BE FILED AND MORE ARRESTS COULD BE FORTHCOMING.