SCOTT COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Drug traffickers are burning up I-75 and I-64, hauling drugs and weapons to bigger cities; but this year, it was the end of the road for some drug traffickers in Scott County.

Sheriff Jeremy Nettles said that it's turning out to be a record year.

"We've seized over 8 pounds of methamphetamines and almost 2.5 pounds of fentanyl, off (Interstate) 64, 75, and your smaller seizures that that occur within the city limits," Nettles said.

This November, traffic stops alone led to multiple arrests and around $20,000, cocaine, fentanyl and other drugs taken off the streets and out of the hands of drug traffickers.

"Deputies (are) out there being proactive, making traffic stops, interviewing these individuals along the roadside and finding inconsistencies in their st

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