A total of 10 people were arrested when Manhattan area police executed nine search warrants Wednesday evening.
The Riley County Police Department, the Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation carried out the searches in various locations around Manhattan between 7 and 11:30 p.m. RCPD Investigations Division Commander Tim Hegarty said the operation was part of one specific ongoing investigation into the distribution and sale of marijuana and crack cocaine in the Manhattan and Riley County area.
"This operation began in the early months with patrol officers and the public," Hegarty said. "We arrived at this number within the investigation and the timing was right yesterday."
Hegarty said it is unknown whether all individuals arrested Wednesday were working together in a criminal enterprise.
He also said none of the arrests were for manufacturing drugs.
"This should serve as a notice to the public that there is a lot of drug activity in Riley County," he said. "We expect there will be more arrests from this ongoing investigation."
City Manager Ron Fehr said he is pleased with the work the police department is doing.
"Anytime the police department is making arrests, the safer Manhattan is for everyone," Fehr said.
The Riley County Police Department, the Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation carried out the searches in various locations around Manhattan between 7 and 11:30 p.m. RCPD Investigations Division Commander Tim Hegarty said the operation was part of one specific ongoing investigation into the distribution and sale of marijuana and crack cocaine in the Manhattan and Riley County area.
"This operation began in the early months with patrol officers and the public," Hegarty said. "We arrived at this number within the investigation and the timing was right yesterday."
Hegarty said it is unknown whether all individuals arrested Wednesday were working together in a criminal enterprise.
He also said none of the arrests were for manufacturing drugs.
"This should serve as a notice to the public that there is a lot of drug activity in Riley County," he said. "We expect there will be more arrests from this ongoing investigation."
City Manager Ron Fehr said he is pleased with the work the police department is doing.
"Anytime the police department is making arrests, the safer Manhattan is for everyone," Fehr said.
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