Federal official lauds law enforcement
By Edgar Kelley, The Inter-Mountain
ELKINS — The work done by drug task forces in the local region were celebrated Wednesday afternoon during a special press conference outside the Jennings Randolph Federal Center.
Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard was joined during the event by a host of law enforcement partners for a briefing regarding substantial drug seizures and prosecutions in the Northern District of West Virginia.
Bernard applauded the nine drug task forces in the district for seizing more than 27 kilograms of fentanyl, 22 kilos of methamphetamine, and 13 kilograms of cocaine over the past year.
Those task forces include: the Ohio Valley Drug Task Force, the Mon Metro Drug Task Force, the Eastern Panhandle Drug Task Force, the Hancock-Brooke-Weirton Drug Task Force, the Greater Harrison Drug Task Force, the Potomac Highlands Drug Task Force, the Mountain Region Drug Task Force, the Marshall County Drug Task Force, and the Three Rivers Drug Task Force.
“Since taking office, President Trump has made it a priority to eliminate drug cartels, reduce violent crime and end illegal immigration,” Bernard said. “As part of Operation Take Back America, we, in law enforcement, have been tasked with surging all federal and local resources to combat those crimes.
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