LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – For months, the Lowndes County Narcotics Unit, STING, has worked with state and federal agencies on an investigation to get rid of illicit drugs in the area. One key tactic has been the undercover purchases of fentanyl. “The agents were purchasing thousands of dosage units at a time, which is a significant amount of drugs in our community,” said Lowndes County Sheriff Eddie Hawkins. In three weeks, the U.S. marshal…
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