CSRA bust yields 57 arrests and enough fentanyl to kill 3.5M people

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Nearly 60 people were arrested after a two-year undercover investigation that uncovered enough fentanyl to kill 3.5 mill...

October 9, 2023
5:28 PM

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Nearly 60 people were arrested after a two-year undercover investigation that uncovered enough fentanyl to kill 3.5 million people, along with hundreds of pounds of marijuana and 35 pounds of cocaine, according to the Richmond County Sheriff's Office. In the huge bust announced Monday morning, authorities seized dozens of guns, nine vehicles and even two houses. The two-year investigation involved many agencies and was dubbed Operation No Loyalty, targeting what deputies called the 'Ellis McDaniel/Joshua McDaniel Drug Trafficking Organization.