DOVER, Delaware (WPVI) -- Delaware state police announced dozens of arrests and a large drug seizure as part of a major operation combating the state's opioid epidemic.
Officials say "Operation Dawg House" has been targeting heroin distribution in Sussex County and Maryland's Eastern Shore.
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Law enforcement officials announced Wednesday they seized more than five pounds of heroin, with a street value of $1.6 million.
Federal agents and police in Maryland also helped arrest at least 45 suspects connected to drug distribution.
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Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings says this massive operation helped save countless lives from overdoses.