Local task force part of drug crackdown

Drug task force officers statewide, including Garland County, banned together starting Nov. 1 to "eradicate illicit and deadly drugs," culminating with Operation Task Force Arkansas on Jan. 25, with the local DTF making 66 arrests over the three-month period. "This is a new day in Arkansas," Arkansas Drug Director Boyce Hamlet said in a news release about the operation. "We are grateful to our drug task force agents and commanders for their cooperation and leadership. If you are a person that deals fentanyl and opioids in our communities, to our...