Nearly three dozen arrested in drug enforcement operation in Volusia County, deputies say

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Nearly three dozen people were arrested during a west Volusia County drug enforcement operation, deputies said.

Deputies said several wanted suspects were arrested Saturday on warrants stemming from investigations that started earlier this year.

While deputies were making one of the arrests Saturday, Thaddeus Robinson pulled up to the arrest location and began confronting detectives.

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Robinson spoke directly to a narcotics detective, stated his home address and said he would be seeing him later, deputies said.

Detectives completed an affidavit against Robinson for corruption by threat, which was reviewed by the state attorney’s office and signed by a judge.

After all warrant attempts were completed Saturday, detectives said they returned to several drug transaction target locations and made additional arrests.

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Throughout the operation, detectives said they recovered a variety of narcotics, cash and three handguns.