KSP arrests 206 in statewide drug operation

FRANKFORT, Ky. – More than 200 people are facing charges after a statewide drug investigation in Kentucky.

Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday the launch of a statewide drug operation by the Kentucky State Police after a three-month investigation.

“We have seen drug overdose deaths decline over the past two years and decreases in many of our serious crime rates – these results are in part thanks to the work our Kentucky State Police,” Beshear said. “We are grateful for their continued commitment to help us build a better, safer Kentucky for all our families.”

All 16 posts participated in Operation Summer Heat. According to a release by the governor’s office, six of the arrests were by KSP Post 3 in Bowling Green.

The release further states a total of 490 charges have been issued.

In total, the operation located 554 grams of fentanyl, 219 grams of cocaine, 4,862 grams of methamphetamine, 41 grams of heroin, 40 grams of spice, 2,931 fentanyl pills, 50 hydrocodone pills, 64 oxycodone pills, 90 hallucinogens and 14 firearms.

The street value of the illicit drugs seized is approximately $684,953.50, according to KSP.

The remaining arrests by KSP post are as follows:

Post 1, Mayfield: 9
Post 2, Madisonville: 20
Post 4, Elizabethtown: 22
Post 5, Campbellsburg: 1
Post 6, Dry Ridge: 8
Post 7, Richmond: 7
Post 8, Morehead: 12
Post 9, Pikeville: 37
Post 10, Harlan: 3
Post 11, London: 9
Post 12, Frankfort: 1
Post 13, Hazard: 18
Post 14, Ashland: 9
Post 15, Columbia: 36
Post 16: Henderson: 8