SARASOTA, Fla. ( WWSB ) - A large drug trafficking ring has been shut down in Polk County, resulting in 32 arrests, Sheriff Grady Judd said Friday.

Detectives and tactical units of the sheriff’s office worked together with federal and local law enforcement in a yearlong investigation of the ring based in Bartow.

Nathaniel “Nate” Donald, Bryan “B” Myrick, and Isaiah “Bubba” Donald were identified as key members of the organization. Myrick was recently released from prison in 2021 for trafficking in cocaine.

Detectives allege that in September 2024, Troy Walker arranged a narcotics transaction with Irene Anderson, involving marijuana and cocaine. Anderson later consumed the cocaine and died from acute cocaine toxicity. Walker was indicted for first-degree murder earlier this month.

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