Lake County, Florida Sheriff Peyton Grinnell and his deputies have a message for heroin dealers: “We’re coming for you.”
The sheriff’s office posted the warning in a video on its Facebook page.
Grinnell appeared in the video with four officers at his side. The officers are outfitted in body armor and masks.
“To the dealers that are pushing this poison, I have a message for you. We’re coming for you. As a matter of fact, our undercover agents have already bought heroin from many of you. We are simply awaiting the arrest warrants to be finalized,” Grinnell said.
“So to the dealers, I say enjoy looking over your shoulder, constantly wondering if today’s the day we come for you. Enjoy trying to sleep tonight wondering if tonight’s the night our SWAT team blows your front door off the hinges, we’re coming for you.
“If our agents can show the nexus between you, the pusher of poison, and the person who overdoses and dies, we will charge you with murder. We are coming for you.”
The sheriff concluded the video with one word: “Run.”
Lt. Michael Marden, the head of the Community Engagement Unit, said the sheriff’s office made the video themselves and finished it in five takes. Marden said if they had used an outside agency to make the video, it could have cost as much as $2,500.
It was the first video the Community Engagement Unit has produced, Daily Commercial reported.
“Although it was the first, I’m happy with the result,” Marden said.
The video has been shared over 11,000 times.
