COUNTY SHERIFF'S ANTI-DRUG EFFORTS ON I-94 LAUDED

RACINE COUNTY - The Racine County Sheriff's Department has received an
award from the Wisconsin Narcotics Officers Association.

The I-94 Community Oriented Policing Unit received the Urban Drug Unit
of the Year award at the association's annual banquet, held Aug. 24 in
Green Bay.

The I-94 COPS Unit was recognized for "exemplary work in detecting
persons transporting controlled substances, weapons and cash," while
preventing the drugs from reaching the streets.

To date, the I-94 COPS Unit has seized 66.35 pounds of marijuana, 34
kilograms of cocaine, 156 grams of heroin, 436 grams of ecstasy, 365
pills of various substances and $432,265 in cash. The estimated street
value of the seized substances is more than $3.6 million. The I-94
COPS Unit has also made 135 felony arrests, served over 1,500 warrants
and issued approximately 33,000 traffic citations.