Warrants were issued for more than 20 people in connection with the culmination of a drug investigation. The probe targeted street level drug crimes.

Plant City Police Chief Bill McDaniel said warrants were issued for 22 people and 17 of them have already been taken into custody.

Detectives purchased a variety of narcotics including marijuana, crack cocaine and ecstasy pills.  In addition, this operation resulted in the confiscation of over one pound of marijuana, over $14,000 in cash, and the seizure of a vehicle used to facilitate a narcotics transaction.

Among those taken into custody were Joshua Peacewright, 22; Keith Anderson, 45; Gerald Hatcher, 40; Clint Ebanks, 43; Sammantha Marotta, 36; Eric Saueracker, 21; Robert Newton, 20; Jimmy Icenhower, 56; Steven Cruickshank, 24; Kenneth Davis, 19; Hommer Jackson, 61; Lisa Mote, 24; Umar Hilery, 25; and Willie Morrison, 59.

Three teenagers were also arrested. They were identified as Dontrey Sureller, 17; Michael Davis Jr., 17; and 16-year-old Antwan Gordon.