Eight law enforcement agencies in north-central Indiana teamed up for three days to enforce traffic laws and help stem the flow of illegal narcotics…

Officers from the Indiana State Police, Fulton County Sheriff’s Office,and six other agencies called the three-day patrol “Operation Blue Wave.”

The goal was to enforce traffic laws and catch drug runners.

U.S. 31 was chosen because a large volume of drivers use the roadway to travel through the heart of northern Indiana.

From June 20 through June 22, officers teamed up to make 54 criminal arrests on 174 mostly drug-related charges. More than two dozen of the charges were felonies.

Officers also issued 60 traffic citations and 215 written warnings. There was also one driving while impaired arrest.

During the three days, officers located cocaine, LSD, methamphetamine, heroin, marijuana, psilocybin mushrooms, edible marijuana food, MDMA, THC oil, ketamine, prescription medications, and drug paraphernalia.