Calm down Squanto! You sure get your knickers in a twist easily.

No one is questioning the dedication of the officers involved, the odd ebay purchase passed off as a business expense notwithstanding.

Let me give you two statements

A) When federal Drug Enforcement Agency is short on manpower, they enlist the help of the Fayette County drug task force.

B) When the Fayette County drug task force is short on manpower, they enlist the help of the federal Drug Enforcement Agency.

Now if you ask the average man on the street which of the above statements is true, I suspect the vast majority of respondents would pick “B”. Heck I know I would! True police groupies (like you, of course), though, know the correct answer is “A”.

Until today, I had not realized the Fayette County drug agents had a mandate to scour the globe searching for drug kingpins and related evildoers.

But now I know better, and as an informed citizen I will no longer be surprised to read that our dedicated “Double Naught Spies” are making collars around the globe.

Change your picture. My fur is standing on end.

Isn't it common for the various law enforcement agencies to back-up and support each other? I could be wrong but a lot of the busts that take place here are with the assistance of other departments and agencies. Seems to be a coordinated effort that appears to be very effective. Maybe we can get an opinion from our contact at the SSM Department.

You know....I would rather see some overkill in the use of manpower in these type operations if it will help protect our law guys & gals. And it proves our guys ain't sittin around the donut shop.

I'm sure no one was there without the DEA believing there was a reason for their presence. The suggestion of an overflow of drug agents is ludicrious considering that most here know there are only 6 on this county's entire squad. Rice guy's probably just ticked cause his supply line was weakened.

There's never gonna be a press release that reads... "Fayette County's connection with this undercover deal was this...." It ain't gonna happen.

If they were there, the feds saw a reason for it. BTW, they were shot at! Our guys were. So the ole cliche "they put their lives on the line!" Well it wasn't a cliche that night. It was scary buisness. Rice guy could give a rip but the rest of us should. I didn't sleep that night and I wasn't in that house.

I'm truly sorry that our Sheriff's dept had their guys shot at.

Do these guys have any jurisdiction to make arrests up there in Gwinnett?

I thought Sheriff departments were limited by law to make arrests only within their respective counties?

They have all been sworn federally for this case. Consider that a hint.

Also though, Sheriff's Deputies have state wide jurisdiction anyway.

Marshalls don't (sniff sniff)

Well thanks for clearing that up. I have to admit my knowledge of Sheriff's dept jurisdiction was limited to watching "Murder in Coweta County" many years ago.

I'm still a bit perplexed as to exactly why Fayette county personnel were slumming (literally!) in Gwinnett county. I think between federal DEA agents, FBI, GBI, Gwinnett County local police and sheriffs and such, Fayette county agents seem a tad superfluous.

I'd rather see them fighting crime within the borders of Fayette county.

Who has it and who needs it.

I recognize your problem immediately. You're reading the wrong books on murder in Georgia.

Tell our guys thanks and tell them we are soooooo glad they are safe and with their families tonight. Great job. I'm sure someone is dealing with having had to take that scum bag out. If you know him make sure you give him our best.

That is if they let a SSM sit at the same table as they do. Seriously...thanks for the job you do and know we do give a rip.

They do let me police up the brass when it's all done. It was "them" and not a him. Moms and Dads, people who all went home to their families on a night they were just trying to draw a pay check on a good night gone bad. 33 Kilos and 350K off the street and a record amount more came off the street tonight that you'll hear of later. Not having to pick up brass tonight.

Make sure "They" know how much we appreciate them going in there for us. I can only imagine what they must go through after a gunfight takes place and someone dies. I would imagine they had the crap scared out of themselves in spite of their training and experience.

What was that guy thinking? He was going to take the good guys out over some dope?

read the comments here. Many times with great frustration but good guys like you help make up for it.

I know I speak for a bunch of em on this one. Thanks again and keep in touch.

Hey Guys! Thanks. And cut the Lion a little slack if you see him going down the road. I can promise you that light was yellow when I went under it.

Lol....

No...No. Go Back!

Yeah, right. I hope I sensed sarcasm in your comment because too many people in Fayette are naive about the real problem this county has. Not to mention, I think our "drug taskforce" needs to focus a little more on our county and the things that go on here rather than go 40 miles away to "assist" in something they really have no business in.

It's like pulling weeds. You can cut the part of the weed you see (the drugs in Fayette County), or you can pull out the roots (the source of drugs, outside the county). Both are valid ways to treat the weed problem, depending on the outcome you are looking for. The DTF is active and busy in the county, but works with the law enforcement community in the surrounding areas so that everyone is more effective. To refuse to cross the county line in their work would be not doing their job properly.

Oh I get it alright. I know what they did may have helped with "the big picture" but considering there were DEA agents and Gwinnett county police present I highly doubt their presence was really needed.

I'm not saying that they aren't doing a good job- I'm just stating as basmati said, I think the surplus man power from Fayette county was not needed.

So glad you're in a position to know if it was needed or not. You have no freakin' idea.