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City of Bastrop Drug Enforcement Facts for 2006:
- Officers
arrested 130 individuals for possession of illegal drugs.
- Of
the 130 drug related arrests (6) Six occurred at Bastrop High School.
- The
Department’s Drug Dog “Kilo” was instrumental in 14
separate drug arrests.
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Officers seized and the courts forfeited three vehicles used to transport
felony amounts of drugs.
- Officers
seized approximately $3,000 in cash derived from the sales of drugs.
- An
additional $731.00 has been seized and is pending forfeiture.
- Officers
executed four felony search warrants for illegal drugs.
- The
majority of all drug-related arrests occur by patrol officers during
traffic stops.
- The
most valuable resource we have available to combat drugs in our community
is “Citizens” working hand in hand with “Law Enforcement.”
Please
take a stand and report suspected drug activity in your neighborhood
by calling Bastrop Police Detective Sarah Moore at 321-5550.
Your call can take a drug dealer off the streets of Bastrop for a very
long time.
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