COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) – On Saturday, the Columbus Police Department announced that on May 31, CPD’s Motor Squad, Special Operations, and Patrol Division conducted Operation “Tap the Brakes.”

According to CPD, during the day-long operation, CPD officers patrolled several areas in Columbus, Georgia, where citizens have complained about “criminal activity.”

The operation resulted in CPD officers recovering the following items:

  • 1. 37 grams of methamphetamine with a street value of $34.25
  • 46 grams of marijuana with a street value of $460
  • 60 naproxen pills with a street value of $300
  • Seven ecstasy pills with a street value of $70
  • Three THC edibles/vapes with a street value of $45

CPD also says that officers made contact with 159 citizens, resulting in 165 traffic citations being issued, four arrests made, 18 charges issued, and a firearm confiscated.