A coordinated traffic enforcement operation along Interstate 19 last week resulted in 122 traffic stops, Sahuarita Police Department officials said, as local and state law enforcement stepped up efforts to improve safety along the busy corridor.

Sahuarita officers worked alongside deputies from the Pima County Sheriffs Department and troopers from the Arizona Department of Public Safety in the targeted deployment, according to a department post on social media. Of the 122 stops, the Sahuarita Police Department (SPD) accounted for 25, or roughly 20 percent, officials said.

Photographs shared by the SPD show patrol vehicles and marked units pulled over on the shoulder of I19 during the operation. In the post, the department stressed that the effort was part of a continued commitment by SPD

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