Nearly $640,000 worth of drugs seized in Kentucky State Police's 'Summer Heat' operation

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Gov. Andy Beshear praised Kentucky State Police after the successful conclusion of a statewide drug sweep.

Drugs valued at more than $640,000 were seized during the one-day operation earlier this month, according to a news release on the KSP website.

Dubbed "Operation Summer Heat 2.0," the statewide sweep resulted in 197 arrests along with the drug seizures.

"Every Kentuckian should be safe and feel safe, and no Kentucky family should feel the pain of losing a loved one to addiction," Beshear said in the release. "Because of the Kentucky State Police, we are accomplishing both of these goals, and we are thankful for the agency’s dedication to every single one of our commonwealth’s communities."

Video of the some of the arrests can be seen on the KSP Facebook page.

All of Kentucky's 16 state police posts were part of the sweep, which netted:

3,002 grams of fentanyl
1,176 grams of cocaine
6,046 grams of methamphetamine
408 grams of heroin
600 fentanyl pills
97 hydrocodone doses
127 oxycodone doses
67 doses of hallucinogens
82 firearms
$181,381 in cash
$200,000 worth of stolen property, including a stolen vehicle

The estimated street value of the drugs is more than $640,000.

The investigation is ongoing, and more arrests are expected in the coming weeks. Here's a breakdown of arrests by each police post:

Post 1, Mayfield: 7
Post 2, Madisonville: 21
Post 3, Bowling Green: 15
Post 4, Elizabethtown: 30
Post 5, Campbellsburg: 10
Post 6, Dry Ridge: 6
Post 7, Richmond: 11
Post 8, Morehead: 7
Post 9, Pikeville: 30
Post 10, Harlan: 4
Post 11, London: 12
Post 12, Frankfort: 2
Post 13, Hazard: 1
Post 14, Ashland: 16
Post 15, Columbia: 14
Post 16, Henderson: 11

Last year, Operation Summer Heat resulted in 206 people arrested and nearly $685,000 worth of drugs taken off the streets.

The Kentucky State Police encourages the public to share any information related to drug activity by contacting one of its 16 posts or submitting an anonymous tip on the agency's website.

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Nearly $640,000 worth of drugs seized in Kentucky State Police's 'Summer Heat' operation