A four-month long sting operation done by Sarasota Police and the county sheriff’s office ended in 38 arrests.
Operation Rock Solid targeted cocaine and crack cocaine dealers in the area.
Sheriff Bernadette DiPino said at a Tuesday press conference that of the 38 arrested, two did qualify for the Drug Market Intervention program, which involves no prosecution or deferred prosections if the participants successfully complete the program.
The other 36 have a combined 250 felony convictions, two of the 36 are also facing federal drug charges.