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Sheriff says narcotics unit seized major amounts; officials report drop in Deltona overdose deaths
Summary
Volusia County law enforcement described drug seizures and overdose statistics at a public briefing, with officials citing drug-task-force operations and presenting county and city-level overdose figures.
At a public briefing, Volusia County law-enforcement officials reviewed narcotics enforcement results and county overdose statistics.
Sheriff (name not specified) summarized recent seizures and enforcement operations, saying deputies and task-force officers recovered a large quantity of drugs and related evidence during multiple operations. "They're still there executing it right now, so I don't have the total numbers, but I can tell you that, oxycodone, fentanyl, cocaine, Xanax, and, marijuana, was all recovered along with, firearms," the sheriff said.
The briefing included seizure figures cited by speakers: a department summary listed $565,000 in narcotics seizures (noting 158 grams of fentanyl, 239 grams of meth and 3,278 grams of cocaine in one description) and later broader statements of larger quantities that were not presented consistently. Officials also credited narcotics detectives and an overdose task force with a year-over-year reduction in overdose deaths countywide.
Officials said Volusia County recorded 175 overdose deaths in 2024, a decline from the previous year; the sheriff also said the city of Deltona—s overdose deaths declined from 24 in 2023 to 15 in 2024, and that Deltona saw 78 overdoses in 2024 (figures and percentages were presented in multiple, partly inconsistent ways during the briefing).
Speakers stressed that narcotics enforcement work included multiple search warrants and joint operations with regional partners and that the overdose task force and detectives used seized electronics for digital forensics to link cases.
Ending: Officials said narcotics enforcement remains active and that recovered evidence is under forensic analysis; they emphasized prevention and encouraged residents to report suspected drug activity.
