The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office has announced the launch of a new drug interdiction task force. 

Laurel County Sheriff John Root, London Police Chief Chuck Johnson, and Appalachia HIDTA Executive Director Vic Brown, made the announcement, as the task force is a joint venture between the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office and the London Police Department with the funding from Appalachia HIDTA, which means High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas. 

The task force will combine the resources and personnel of the two departments to concentrate efforts on combating the on-going drug problem facing Laurel and surrounding counties.

The task force will be based at the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office and will be supervised by office personnal.