 On Tuesday, November 7th, Pikeville Police Department executed a drug roundup in Pike and Floyd Counties following a seven-month-long investigation. Over the course of the day, small groups of officers and EMS units fanned out to search for roughly 20 individuals suspected of drug trafficking. Pikeville Police Captain Russell Blankenship tells us more about the operation. Well, today is the result of a around a seven-month-long investigation by our narcotics officers. It takes a long time to make these things happen. You have to cross your T's, dot your I's, so to speak, and today is the result of that. And it just shows that we're diligent in trying to keep our community safe, and it's just another step in that direction. This roundup's probably going to end up a few locations in Floyd County and several in Pike County along with the city limits. Several suspects are wanted for trafficking in methamphetamine, fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, just about all the above. You want to save money, and Appalachian Wireless gets that. Right now, you can get up to $650 off select devices, including the latest and the greatest on the Advantage Unlimited Plan with a trade-in. Did y'all hear me? Up to $650 off select devices, including the latest and greatest with a trade-in. I'm not a math whiz, but this deal, it's amazing, and you'll be on the region's premier network. We are you. We are Appalachian Wireless. See Appalachian Wireless dot com for complete terms and conditions. During the investigation, officers considered location, living conditions, and anything that could be a danger to them. As always, they consider safety a top priority. Safety is our number one priority first for officers and EMS personnel. In those seven months, we're going to take precautions of what the layout of the land is like, the residents, talking to other people, maybe get any where people may hide and things like that. So that way, when we roll up, we're actually prepared for anything that may be presented to us. In police work, we always use the term head on a swivel. Always watch your back. Other officers are watching out for each other. We're out in numbers. We have almost the entire department out today, along with several fire and EMS units that go along with each group. So, safety is number one. Reporting from Outantop News, I'm Nick Collum.