A week-long crackdown on Spartanburg County interstates is over. Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright announced Friday that the 6th annual Operation Rolling Thunder ended with more than 1600 traffic stops on I-85 and I-26.
The traffic enforcement operation brought together 72 law enforcement officers from 22 different agencies in North and South Carolina. They seized more than $215,000 in cash, 11 pounds of cocaine, and eight pounds of marijuana.
"The numbers are a bit lower than in the past, I'm proud of that, meaning they are staying out of Spartanburg County, which that is our desire,” said Sheriff Wright. “I try to tell everybody that every piece of drug paraphernalia or drug you can find and get off the street, that's one more somebody's son or daughter that's not having to deal with that.”
Sheriff Wright tells 7 On Your Side that all agencies donated their time for the campaign, so it didn’t cost taxpayers extra money.
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