Charlotte County Sheriff’s deputies have wrapped up “Operation Spring Cleaning.”

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28-people were arrested in the sweep, most on drug charges. They face a total of more than 100-charges, including the sale and distribution of narcotics, theft and robbery. At a news conference, Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummel says lowering the crime rate requires action on illegal drugs….

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And the Sheriff adds deputies are seeing an upswing in the use of cocaine, crack, meth, and heroin thanks to the crackdown on prescription pills.