A sweeping drug trafficking investigation in southwest Georgia has led to the arrest of eight people and the seizure of nearly a dozen firearms and suspected cocaine with a potential street value of over $1 million.

What is Operation Halftime?

What we know:

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation Southwestern Regional Drug Enforcement Office targeted drug operations in Sumpter, Webster, and Dougherty counties. The 10-month investigation led to multiple arrests on charges of conspiracy to traffic cocaine, the seizure of 17 kilograms of suspected cocaine, and 10 firearms.

The operation culminated with the serving of search warrants in Fulton, Henry, Sumter, Webster, and Dougherty counties. The evidence collected led to the arrests of the following people:

Maurice Antwan Young, age 42, of Pr

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