Six in Nelson County arrested in KSP’s ‘Operation Black Friday’ drug sweep
STAFF REPORT
Nov. 1, 2013, 11:45 a.m. — Six Nelson County residents have been arrested as 
part of the Kentucky State Police’s Operation Black Friday, the agency’s largest one-day drug round-up in the agency’s history.
According to KSP, 479 people were arrested this morning resulting in 774 charges. Eleven were arrested in Marion County, nine in Hardin County and 19 in Taylor County. The counties with the highest number of arrests were Russell County (32), Pike County (23) and Jessamine County (22).
KSP Commissioner Rodney Brewer credited the drug sweep’s success to public’s input via texts, phone calls, emails and anonymous tip lines. Most of the charges were drug related, Brewer said.
The KSP was assisted by local law enforcement, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division, the ATF, DEA and U.S. Marshalls Service. Arrests began before daybreak Friday.
Click here to download a map showing arrests by county.
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