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Jason Helton Selected as Virginia Task Force Officer of the Year
TFO Jason Helton of the Carroll County Sheriff's Office has been selected as the 2024 Virginia Task Force Officer of the Year.
Special Agent Kevin Cruce selected as KY Task Force Officer of the Year
Appalachia HIDTA has selected ATF Special Agent Kevin Cruce as the 2024 KY Task Force Officer of the Year.
Southern Regional Drug Task Force Selected as WV Task Force of the Year
The Southern Regional Drug and Violent Crime Task Force has been selected as the 2024 WV Task Force of the Year for Appalachia HIDTA.
Tazewell County Drug Task Force Selected as Virginia Task Force of the Year
The Tazewell County Drug Task Force has been selected by Appalachia HIDTA as the 2024 Virginia Task Force of the Year.
Special Agent Nick Anderson Selected as Tennessee TFO of the Year
TBI Special Agent Nick Anderson was selected by Appalachia HIDTA as the 2025 Tennessee Task Force Officer of the Year.
Middle Tennessee Task Force Selected as Tennessee Task Force of the Year
The Middle Tennesse Task Force was selected as the 2025 Tennessee Task Force of the Year by Appalachia HIDTA.
California man gets 18 years for trafficking fentanyl into Southwest Virginia
ABINGDON, Va.
Three People Indicted, Charged in Johnson City Overdose Death
JOHNSON CITY – An investigation by the Johnson City Police Department and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation – Drug Related Death Task Force, with
Suspect on the run after police seize several pounds of meth, fentanyl from Bowling Green home
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Several pounds of drugs were seized in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and police are searching for the suspect.
Brooke Helton Selected as 2023 Analyst of the Year
London, KY - Appalachia HIDTA Executive Director Vic Brown announced that Senior Criminal Intelligence Analyst Brooke Helton has been named the 2023 Appalachia HIDTA A
