96 People Arrested On Multiple Felony & Misdemeanor Charges In 3-Day Statewide Drug Bust

Thirteen State & Federal Organizations

Brought In 15,000 Fentanyl

Pills & 15 Pounds Of Meth

August 3rd, 2023:

Over three days APD High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Unit, alongside law enforcement partner agencies across the state, conducted a three-day operation which resulted in removing over 15 pounds of meth (street value of approximately $400,000), 15,000 fentanyl pills (street value of approximately $195,000), and 96 total arrests which included 26 felony warrants, 25 misdemeanor warrants, 28 new felony charges, and 71 new misdemeanor charges.

Thank you to our law enforcement partners for their coordinated efforts during this operation: Wasilla Police Department , Palmer Police Department - AK , ANC Police and Fire , Alaska State Troopers, Adult Probations, Pretrial Enforcement Division, DEA, ATF, FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Marshals, and the U.S. Postal Service.