{"id":367547,"date":"2021-04-01T10:16:35","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T14:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=367547"},"modified":"2021-04-01T10:16:38","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T14:16:38","slug":"ind-law-enforcement-announces-biggest-drug-bust-in-bartholomew-county-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ind-law-enforcement-announces-biggest-drug-bust-in-bartholomew-county-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Ind. law enforcement announces biggest drug bust in Bartholomew County history"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Find-law-enforcement-announces-biggest-drug-bust-in-bartholomew-county-history%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=367547&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 7:02 AM PT \u2013 Thursday, April,1 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Federal authorities in Indiana are cracking down on narcotic use after announcing the success of a major drug operation.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=17bkLprjxpM\">press briefing<\/a> on Wednesday, the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the Southern District of Indiana announced the arrest of 36 individuals in connection with a major drug bust in Bartholomew County.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the three-year long Operation Columbus Day, law enforcement seized over 114 pounds of meth, four pounds of heroin and fentanyl, 28 pounds of marijuana and 115 firearms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the biggest case in Bartholomew County\u2019s history when it comes to drugs,\u201dstated Sheriff Matt Myers. \u201cFor the city police and for the sheriff\u2019s office, we\u2019ve never seen anything like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a> Federal prosecutors announce the largest drug bust in the history of Bartholomew county.<br \/>Over 100 pounds of meth &amp; more than 100 illegal guns were seized.<br \/>36 people were indicted on federal charges.  <br \/>23 suspects were charged in the county.<br \/>Dubbed Operation Columbus Day <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9lyF2PnLam\">pic.twitter.com\/9lyF2PnLam<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jesse Wells (@JesseWellsNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JesseWellsNews\/status\/1377263768971980808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Authorities said 24 of those that were arrested have already been convicted and sentenced to federal prison. This comes as law enforcement agencies around the nation continue working hard top stop illegal drugs from entering the community.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/9th-circuit-court-loopholes-lead-to-largest-migrant-surge-in-15-years-at-u-s-border\/\"> 9th Circuit Court loopholes lead to largest migrant surge in 15 years at U.S. border<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OAN NewsroomUPDATED 7:02 AM PT \u2013 Thursday, April,1 2021 Federal authorities in Indiana are cracking down on narcotic use after announcing the success of a major drug operation. 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