Multi-agency task force makes 27 arrests during drug-focused operation
August 13, 2025 (Anchorage, Alaska) – Twenty-seven people were arrested in Fairbanks during a two-day operation led by the Alaska State Troopers’ Fairbanks Areawide Narcotics Team and High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) task force with assistance from dozens of law enforcement officers from local and federal agencies. The task force officers focused on crime suppression and cracking down on drug trafficking during the Aug. 7 and 8 operation.
In total, investigators seized $10,147 in suspected drug proceeds, five guns, 5.5 grams of methamphetamine, 9 grams of fentanyl powder, and 32 grams of psilocybin mushrooms. Law enforcement arrested 27 people on a variety of offenses, including outstanding warrants, probation violations and new charges ranging from misconduct involving a controlled substance to attempted murder.
“We are thankful for the hard-working troopers and law enforcement officers who were able to take drugs and dangerous individuals off our streets,” said Alaska State Trooper Colonel Maurice Hughes. “Alaska State Troopers are dedicated to holding offenders accountable and we are grateful to work with our partner agencies to accomplish that shared goal. We will have more operations like this across the state.”
The operation was led by the Fairbanks Areawide Narcotics Team and HIDTA task force with assistance from the Fairbanks Alaska State Troopers’ patrol and criminal suppression units, Fairbanks Police Department, North Pole Police Department, Kenai Police Department, North Slope Borough Police Department, Fairbanks Judicial Services, Wasilla Police Department, Department of Corrections Adult Probation, Parole and Pretrial Services, Alaska Bureau of Investigations, Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigations, Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Marshals Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
The Alaska Department of Public Safety maintains a statewide list of active warrants online, if you have an active warrant, you can turn yourself in at any police or state trooper office. To see the list of active warrants visit: https://dps.alaska.gov/ast/warrants
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Multi-agency task force makes 41 arrests during drug-focused operation
May 20, 2025 (Anchorage, Alaska) – Forty-one people were arrested in the Mat-Su during a two-day operation led by the Alaska State Troopers Mat-Su Narcotics Team and High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) task force with assistance from dozens of law enforcement officers from local and federal agencies. The task force officers focused on crime suppression and cracking down on drug trafficking during the May 15 and 16 operations.
In total, investigators seized $24,615 in suspected drug proceeds, 23 grams of methamphetamine, 2.7 grams of fentanyl – the equivalent of 81 potentially fatal doses, 33 doses of suboxone and 11 grams of heroin. The operation resulted in arrests for drug distribution, firearms offenses, possession of child pornography and eluding. Multiple offenders were also remanded on outstanding arrest warrants.
“Operations like this make Alaska safer by taking dangerous drugs off our streets and ensuring that offenders are being held accountable,” said Alaska State Trooper Colonel Maurice Hughes. “Alaska State Troopers and our law enforcement partners take crime seriously and offenders should know that we will continue to relentlessly pursue justice. More operations like this are planned for the future across Alaska.”
The operation was led by the Mat-Su Narcotics Team and HIDTA task force with assistance from the Anchorage Airport Interdiction Team, Fairbanks Area Narcotics Team, Anchorage Police Department, Wasilla Police Department, Palmer Police Department, Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Homeland Security Investigations, Alaska State Troopers’ B-Detachment Patrol and Judicial Services, U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Border Patrol, Department of Corrections PED and Probations, Alaska Criminal Intelligence Center and MATCOM Dispatch.
The Alaska Department of Public Safety maintains a statewide list of active warrants online, if you have an active warrant, you can turn yourself in at any police or state trooper office. To see the list of active warrants visit: https://dps.alaska.gov/ast/warrants
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