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Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - The sixth set of saturation patrols in the Sioux Falls area, conducted as part of Operation: Prairie Thunder, concluded on Friday, October 31, with a high number of apprehensions and drug-related charges reported by the South Dakota Highway Patrol. Patrols included a coordinated effort between the Highway Patrol and city, county, and federal law enforcement agencies. Operation Totals (October 29 – 31, 2025) The three-day operation resulted in 59 individuals being taken into custody. Of those taken into custody: • 38 were on drug-related charges. • There were 148 total drug charges filed, including 24 felony drug charges and 124 misdemeanor drug charges. • 38 warrants were served, including eight felony warrants. • Authorities seized $3,808.00 in U.S. Currency and two guns. The operation's primary purpose is targeting crime and unsafe road activity, with any immigration-related encounters a byproduct of enforcing state traffic and criminal laws.

Operation: Prairie Thunder’s Sixth Saturation Patrol Nets 59 Arrests, $3,800 Seized

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - The sixth set of saturation patrols in the Sioux Falls area, conducted as part of Operation: Prairie Thunder, concluded on Friday, October 31, with a high number of apprehensions and drug-related charges reported by the South Dakota Highway Patrol. Patrols included a coordinated effort between the Highway Patrol and city, county, and federal law enforcement agencies.

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Steve Jurrens

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