The 10th round of saturation patrols related to Operation: Prairie Thunder took place in the Brookings area January 6th and 7th and resulted in 13 individuals taken into custody. Of those, 4 were on drug charges. The sweep netted 25 drug charges 6 of which were felonies.
ICE authorities contacted and interviewed 6 people all of which were taken into custody. To date, 432 have been taken into custody and immigration efforts have resulted in 63 of 89 individuals contacted taken into custody.
The focused saturation patrols bring together the Highway Patrol and city, county, and federal law enforcement partners, ensuring that agencies from across South Dakota can share resources and support one another’s community-based public safety efforts.
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