More than 30 Clay County Sheriff?s Office detectives conducted a special drug sweep operation in Keystone Heights on Thursday in what turned out to be a bad day for criminals, in more ways than one.

The detectives gathered at about 8 a.m. off state Road 100 east to plan for the drug sweep activity, an operation that involved locating and arresting numerous suspects on drug related warrants. The sheriff's office said as the detectives were meeting, a call came over the police radios about a woman who was the victim of an attempted armed robbery at the Vystar ATM on SR 100 east near the Hitchcock?s Grocery store in Keystone.

The deputies, already in the area for the drug sweep, were able to immediately search for the suspects. K-9 units, also in the area for the drug sweep, were also sent out to track the robbery suspects. In about 30 minutes, deputies arrested Michael Williams and William Woody.

Normally, there are one or two deputies assigned to the Keystone area patrol, not 30-plus as there were Thursday. The sheriff's office said the men chose the wrong day to commit a crime.

After arresting Williams and Woody, the detectives began their work on the drug sweep.

By Thursday afternoon 16 warrants were served on suspects in the Keystone area, according to the CCSO.

The suspects arrested on drug charges Thursday include, Brian Browne, who is accused of trafficking in hydrocodone, and Michael Devitt, who is accused of the sale and delivery of cocaine.

There are numerous wanted people for whom deputies said they are still searching, and additional arrests are expected Thursday evening and on Friday.