The Newaygo County sheriff updated the Board on multi‑agency narcotics enforcement, forfeitures from a long‑running investigation, and jail populations.

"CNET had a very long and large ... marijuana grow operation, investigation that they conducted took, better part of 3 years. That is finally concluded ... the overall total for CMAT was just over $310,000 in profit," the sheriff said, describing proceeds that bolstered a forfeiture fund. The sheriff credited Lieutenant Gavin Groff as the unit leader and highlighted Detective Pulasek (also referenced as Deputy Klasek in the transcript) for recent investigative work, including a vehicle trafficking case in Bridge Township.

Why it matters: Multi‑agency teams bring additional investigative resources to the county; forfeiture proceeds are used for law enforcement purposes under local rules, and changes in jail populations affect staffing and budgeting.

The sheriff said CNET/CMET is a combined team with officers from multiple counties and Michigan State Police troopers and that deputies assigned to the team have generated multiple complaints and arrests year‑to‑date. "He's made 6 arrests, on different investigations since the beginning of the year. CNET has generated 10 complaints in the Waco County since the beginning of the year," the sheriff reported, noting one deputy was also working 14 self‑generated investigations.

On corrections, the sheriff provided April statistics: 1,323 calls for service, 201 lodged in the county jail, and a federal inmate count of 122 that has fluctuated as sentenced inmates are moved to federal prisons and others arrive. "They're moving many of the sentenced individuals out to federal prisons. And as soon as they're moved out, they're bringing more in," the sheriff said.

Ending: The sheriff said the multi‑agency partnerships provide access to resources and investigative capabilities the county could not sustain alone and that staff will continue active enforcement and monitoring of jail populations.