A coalition of law enforcement agencies seized approximately $40,000 in drugs at two residences in the Madison area Thursday morning, in the culmination of “Operation Hog Day,” according to a Madison Police Department incident report.
The joint drug bust, which happened on the 1600 block of North Thompson Drive as well as 1300 block of O'Keeffe Avenue included the Dane County Narcotics Task Force, the Drug Enforcement Agency, MPD and the Sun Prairie Police Department. The investigation of “Operation Hog Day” leading up to the bust began back in January.
“It would not be uncommon for us to work with other law enforcement agencies, including the DEA [on an investigation like this],” MPD Lt. Kelly Donahue said.
In their execution of search warrants, the seizure included the confiscation of almost 1,040 grams of cocaine, drug paraphernalia, $10,000 in cash, two cars and a handgun, according to the report.
The team also arrested five individuals during the bust, MPD Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain wrote in the report.
Suspects Charlie M. Goodwin, 26, Brandon D. Norton, 24, Raymond A. Morel, 19, and Kadija L. Barry, 20, were all arrested on charges of cocaine distribution among other allegations, including bail jumping for Norton. Another man, Antarious J. Sanders, 22, was arrested on a probation hold.
In a separate incident and investigation, the Dane County Narcotics Task Force, jointly with members of an MPD SWAT team, arrested a man for heroin distribution on the 2900 block of Coho Street Thursday morning, DeSpain wrote.
Law enforcement officers confiscated what was thought to be heroin, $1,000 in cash, four cell phones and a digital scale, according to the report.
Officials arrested the suspect, 23-year-old Vernal Green, on charges of two counts of heroin delivery.
