The Mississippi Attorney General’s Office’s newly-created fentanyl strike force completed an operation ahead of the Christmas holiday which resulted in over a dozen felony and misdemeanor charges.
On December 14, the task force completed “Operation Checking the Naughty List,” with 13 felony and 12 misdemeanor charges reported.
The charges included possession of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance with the intent to distribute fentanyl, morphine, methamphetamine, oxycodone, and other controlled substances.
“Fighting the fentanyl epidemic cannot be done without cooperation and coordination,” Attorney General Lynn Fitch said. “I am grateful for the partnership of these agencies who lent their time, talents, and resources to making Mississippi a safer place for everyone. The Fentanyl Strike Force that we are now assembling will create a network of trained law enforcement working together like these agencies here to get these dangerous drugs off the streets and save lives.”
The Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, Alcoholic Beverage Control, Walnut Grove Police Department, Leake County Sheriff’s Office, and Neshoba County Sheriff’s Office participated in the mid-December operation.
Fitch announced the creation of the fentanyl strike force last fall with the roll-out of her “One Pill Can Kill” public education and awareness campaign. The strike force now has nearly two dozen affiliates and is growing.
