College Park Police seized drugs, firearms and cash and arrested a driver during recent law enforcement operations. The actions were carried out as part of the Police Department’s ongoing Operation Zero Tolerance initiative.
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As part of the operation, the department’s Special Operations Unit conducted surveillance and made multiple controlled drug buys over two days at the Baymont Hotel on Old National Parkway.
Officers seized 37 grams of fentanyl, 37 grams of crack cocaine, 7.1 ounces of marijuana, two firearms and $1,262 in cash. Police reported that both the fentanyl and crack cocaine were recovered in trafficking quantities.
In a separate incident Friday, Community Policing Unit officers on routine neighborhood patrol near Atlanta Street and Simmons Street spotted a vehicle matching a description in an incident report.
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Officers contacted the driver and recovered suspected narcotics and cash from the vehicle. The driver was arrested and faces multiple charges, including a drug-free zone charge.
The department commended Officer Poarch and Detective Gray for their work on the case. Enforcement under Operation Zero Tolerance involves multiple divisions across the department, including Special Operations, Narcotics, Patrol and the Community Policing Unit.
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