ATF, DEA-involved operation nets 7 arrests in Columbia County

File photo of Columbia County Sheriff's Office SUV (Courtesy of Columbia County Sheriff's Office)

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Fla. – Columbia County deputies on Tuesday assisted the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Drug Enforcement Administration with an operation in the community, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Office.

The operation followed several months of investigation and cooperation, and it resulted in the arrest of seven people on various weapons and narcotics offenses.

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“We have heard and share the concerns from many in our community about violent crime and appreciate our citizens cooperating with us in these investigations,” Sheriff Mark Hunter said in a prepared statement.

Specific details were not immediately available, the Sheriff’s Office said, as the cases remain active.


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