This afternoon Sheriff Chuck Wright addressed the media in reference to
a drug roundup that concludes an eight month investigation into the illegal
sell of prescription drugs in Spartanburg County. Sheriff Wright informed the
media gathered that the problem of the illegal selling and abuse of
prescription drugs may not be the largest drug problem facing Spartanburg
County however, it is still an issue that harms people and ruins lives. An
eight month* undercover operation that started in January concluded today with arrest
warrants being issued for 41 people on various drug charges. As of 2:00 PM this
afternoon 34 people were in custody leaving only 7 people still at large. The
type of prescriptions being sold and abused were pain medications such as
Lortab, Oxycodone, Xanax and others. Sheriff Wright is confident that the
remaining suspects will be taken into custody within the next few days.
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