A DRUG ROUNDUP IN WISE COUNTY VIRGINIA HAS 30 PEOPLE BEHIND BARS FOLLOWING INDICTMENTS BY A MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL GRAND JURY. THE ARRESTS ARE PART OF OPERATION STREET SWEEPER SIX. THE FOCUS OF THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN ILLEGAL USE AND SALE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, WHICH HAS BECOME A MAJOR PROBLEM IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY RON ELKINS SAYS MOST OF THE PROBLEM NOW IS LORTABS….
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THE ILLEGAL USE OF THESE TYPES OF DRUGS ARE THE LEADING CAUSE OF DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS AS WELL AS WHAT IS BEHIND CRIMES COMMITTED IN WISE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF NORTON. THE INITIAL OPERATION STREET SWEEPER PROBE RESULTED IN THE ARREST OF NEARLY 50 PEOPLE IN APRIL OF LAST YEAR. SO FAR, THE TOTAL NUMBER HAS INCREASED TO NEARLY 150 INDIVIDUALS.
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