Task Force Operation in Mon, Marion Counties Leads to Drugs, Money, Firearms Seized

As reported by WDTV, Mon Metro Drug Task Force joined forces with the Three Rivers Drug Task Force to execute a coordinated law enforcement operation in Monongalia and Marion counties last week.

After nine search warrants were executed across the area, police seized the following items:

Five individuals were arrested on various state and federal drug-related charges — four in Monongalia County and one in Marion County, according to the Mon Metro Drug Task Force.

The individuals names have not been released at this point in the investigation, and further charges are pending, officials said.

The operation was supported by multiple local, state and federal partners, including the West Virginia State Police Special Response Team (SRT) North, Morgantown Police Department SRT, Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department SRT, DEA Louisville Division SRT, West Virginia University Police Department, Fairmont Police Department, DEA Clarksburg, FBI Clarksburg and ATF Clarksburg, task force officials said.

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